Each month, ColorsVA honors a student of color By Highlighting their academic accomplishments, leadership and community service. The class of 2020 is graduating in an unprecedented time. ColorsVA applauds...
Abby Verdillo Hamilton has worked as the president and CEO of the United Way of Roanoke Valley since January, but she’s no rookie to the organization that she’s served for the last 18 years. A...
Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade have become the measurement of success for young black creatives and athletes everywhere. Union, an actress and author, and Wade, three-time NBA champion have made recent...
Senior year for most high schoolers is an incredibly busy time. Students are applying to colleges, making post-graduation plans, preparing for prom as well as making the most of their final year before...
Our 20s is a time filled with potential. Dream jobs and the promise of independence and adventure seem just over the horizon. For Alyshia Merchant, that horizon felt as if it was pushed out of sight. In 2012,...
As more and more millennials enter the work force, organizations and corporations are starting to see that we are a different breed. Baby Boomers and Generation Xers may have their qualms about us. They...
Presented by Member One F.C.U. Financial fraud against the elderly can have devastating consequences: the loss of everything an older adult has worked for over a lifetime along with their financial independence....
It might not be on your class schedule, but “Financial Stability Fall 2019” is a real-world lesson in which you’ll want to make the grade. These four tips will have you well on your way toward acing...
Your four years of studying for that degree are finally behind you, but there is another important class that you need to pass: Adult Money-Management 101. The days of eating ramen off a milk crate-turned-table...
Entrepreneurship is like jumping out of an airplane and building a parachute on the way down. That is a saying many of us have heard. But technically speaking, is that even a risk worth taking?...
