In her nomination letter, Tamara Heft describes Kolby Brown as a standout senior at Christiansburg High School. “Kolby Brown may be one of the most impressive all-around, dedicated, driven, determined...
Juneteenth is now celebrated annually on June 19th throughout the United States with varying degrees of “official” recognition. It is commemorated on the anniversary date – June 19, 1865 – when...
Black Lives are worthy to be celebrated. In the book Lone Star Past: Memory and History in Texas it recalls a man explaining: “We was all walkin’ on golden clouds ... Everybody went wild ... We was free....
From senior vice president to Carilion Clinic’s newly created position of chief of diversity, equity and inclusion In February, Carilion Clinic appointed Nathaniel L. Bishop, a senior vice president,...
Originally Printed January 2020 In 2019, Roanoke, Virginia has seen an emergence of new artists in its live music scene. One of those musicians is 24-year-old Dylan Dent and today, I sat down with him AT Little...
Originally Printed September 2019 I want to explore science fiction more. I have read a few books in this genre including a book by Octavia Butler, “Kindred,” which really was not science fiction,...
Originally Printed March 2020 From the beginning of our socialization process, or the process in which we are made to become who and what we identify as individuals, there is a particular enforcement...
Dear Family, In what is seen as a historic glass shattering event, the election of a woman to vice president, I found myself wondering: “Hasn’t that glass been shattered before?” Maybe not as loudly,...
The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” ...
Feature Photo: Bryce Cobbs / artbybryce.com “When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come...
