ColorsVA Magazine

December 5, 2021

Carnis Poindexter

By Shawn Nowlin

December 5, 2021

Publisher’s Note

By Robert Jeffrey, Jr

December 4, 2021

Kwanzaa, Should Christians Celebrate It

By Kitti Wright

September 30, 2021

Publisher’s Note

By Robert Jeffrey, Jr

September 30, 2021

Editors Letter

By Karen E. Jones

September 30, 2021

August Booklist

By Ashley Rhame

The Best of 2021 in ColorsVA

COVID-19 continues to make headlines as the major story in Virginia, the nation and the world, but there...

By Melinda / December 5, 2021

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Gone But Not Forgotten

Approximately 19,200 people die every single year in the United States from homicide. More specifically,...

By Shawn Nowlin / December 5, 2021

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Carnis Poindexter

Carnis Poindexter, 83, is beloved to countless people throughout the Roanoke Valley. For more than four...

By Shawn Nowlin / December 5, 2021

Minority Mental Health Month

This special designation was established in 2008 in honor of the late Bebe Moore Campbell, a well-known...

By New / July 17, 2021

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Lawrence Jackson: The VP’s Official Photographer

If you do a Google search for an image of Vice President Kamala Harris, within seconds thousands of visuals...

By Shawn Nowlin / June 16, 2021

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Rainbow Reading Month

June is Rainbow Book Month, a nationwide celebration of authors and writers who reflect the lives...

By Ashley Rhame / June 16, 2021

ColorsVA Magazine exploring life with Lupus

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