ColorsVA Magazine

June 16, 2021

Scholar of the Month: Kolby Brown

By Charmayne Brown

June 16, 2021

Editor’s Letter

By Karen E. Jones

June 16, 2021

What Do We Do to Curtail Gun Violence, Especially Among Our Youth?

By Robert Jeffrey, Jr

June 16, 2021

Lawrence Jackson: The VP’s Official Photographer

By Shawn Nowlin

June 16, 2021

Rainbow Reading Month

By Ashley Rhame

June 16, 2021

The Transgender Fashion Scene

By Stephanie Kesse

Scholar of the Month: Kolby Brown

In her nomination letter, Tamara Heft describes Kolby Brown as a standout senior at Christiansburg High...

By Charmayne Brown / June 16, 2021

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Why Isn’t Juneteenth a Holiday?

Juneteenth is now celebrated annually on June 19th throughout the United States with varying degrees...

By Guest Columnist / June 16, 2021

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Editor's Letter

Dear Family, June is a month of celebration and recognition. We celebrate fathers. It’s Black Music...

By Karen E. Jones / June 16, 2021

Cannabis in Virginia: Where Do Things Stand Today?

Marijuana is misunderstood by many. In part, that’s because people tend to dismiss what they don’t...

By Shawn Nowlin / March 8, 2021

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Getting Our Facts Right and Our Mission Clear

These are the facts: On the third of last November, more Americans voted in our Presidential election...

By Ted Edlich / February 2, 2021

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Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed — A Life Well Lived

Before Kamala Harris, before Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected...

By Betty Jean Wolfe / October 27, 2020

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