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...
Discussing domestic and sexual violence is difficult. It becomes especially problematic to discuss when considering race, social injustice and distrust of social systems. African-American women experience...
It is days until members of the Virginia General Assembly will converge at the state capitol to welcome the new class of 2020. With signs held high and fire in our guts, women of differing ages, colors,...
In light of and well-publicized movements including #metoo, the Purple Campaign and Time’s Up, a common refrain remains: Why did he/she wait so long to come forward? With more than 20 years in law enforcement...
By Ryan Bell Since becoming a father in 2012, I have been afforded the opportunity to experience fatherhood in many different ways. Most recently that experience has come from working with a federally...
Environmental justice is the fair and equitable treatment in the implementation and enforcement of all environmental laws, rules, regulations, policies, programs, projects or services regardless of race,...
Visiting Voice Roanoke is an outdoors town. You hear this all the time. And, of course, it is true – the Roanoke Valley is blessed with an abundance of natural beauty that we recently have begun...
Domestic Violence and intimate partner violence do not discriminate. They show no boundaries of sex, race, ethnicity or religion. Above all no one asks to be a victim of a crime! Families in crisis all over...
I come from a long line of extraordinary women – a mother who was a first generation college graduate, a grandmother who raised an entire community of little ones and a great-grandmother who wore only...
Black History Month affords the opportunity to reflect on the overwhelming importance of African-American culture in our society. Truly the American mosaic would not be nearly as diverse and strong without...
