As a young activist and community organizer, often times I am left with a feeling of inadequacy, or as though I haven’t quite done enough. I am constantly thinking of ways to help my community, as I feel...
Time – 199 years, more than 72,635 days, 1,743,240 hours and 104,594,400 minutes – that’s the time two sisters have spent together helping one another, their families and friends. If you were...
There are never enough hours in a day. It is the summer of 1988, 6 a.m. in Roanoke, and for this father of three the day has started. Lunch for his girls, a kiss to his wife and over an hour drive...
In life, you must have a plan that you have created for yourself as a manual for your own success. Often times all we do is talk, talk, complain and talk some more. With all of this talking nothing is being...
Looking back, 1914 was a year of many changes and moments that would affect the world. In 1914, the First World War began, Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday, the first stone to build the Lincoln...
Dr. Wornie Reed, a man writing his own history “I will not wait on anybody to see or do something.” These are the words of Dr. Wornie Reed – words that became his life’s motto and helped...
At the Feet of Our Elders “The greatest thing you can do for a child is show them you care” Many people do not know the importance of greeting one another. Simply saying hello and how you are doing...
“Manners are taught they are not caught.” Those were the words spoken to a young Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale by her mother when she was a little girl. If you have encountered Virginia or as I call...
When you see Wendell Ball walking about town wearing his Pittsburgh Steelers hat, he’s laughing, joking and encouraging everyone around him. Ball has been an important figure in the City of Roanoke...
Alice Walker, world-renowned author most famous for her book The Color Purple, said of sisterhood: “Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister?” It is a meaningful quote and is the basis...
