Dear Family, In what is seen as a historic glass shattering event, the election of a woman to vice...
By Karen E. Jones / March 4, 2021
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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well-regulated militia, being necessary...
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / March 2, 2021
If you are a lover of hip hop culture you know that hip hop is not only the music aspect of it. Hip Hop also...
By Jordan Bell / February 24, 2021
She is small in stature but large in life. Anita James Price’s reach spans Virginia and beyond. “Anita...
By Charmayne Brown / February 9, 2021
Pulaski County is a place of rugged beauty. Thick forests and rolling hills stretch across its boundaries....
By Betty Jean Wolfe / February 8, 2021
Dear Family, My favorite poem is Langston Hughes’ Harlem. I was nine when I read it first and it captivated...
By Karen E. Jones / February 5, 2021
Jan.6, 2021, is being described as one of the most terrifying events in American history. A violent...
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / February 3, 2021
In the 137 years since Roanoke has been chartered as an independent city, all the 44 mayors have been...
By Shawn Nowlin / January 4, 2021
Dear Family, Every year as a child, I would go to my church, Asbury United Methodist, with my grandparents...
By Karen E. Jones / January 3, 2021
Whew! I cannot help but express my glee that 2020 is over. It was not a year for the faint of heart....
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / January 3, 2021
“Everyone needs a mentor or coach” says Ronald Marsh, an educator at Roanoke City’s Lucy Addison...
By Jordan Bell / December 1, 2020
Dear Family, November, December and January are months full of celebrations across the globe, across...
By Karen E. Jones / December 1, 2020
This year has been incredibly challenging for me and I imagine everyone in our country. The COVID-19...
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / December 1, 2020
It is January 2003 and Salem native Christine Poarch is an attorney living in Texas. A 1999 graduate...
By Shawn Nowlin / October 27, 2020
Joe Sheffey knows Pulaski County and its surrounding areas about as well as anyone. Born February 26, 1951,...
By Shawn Nowlin / October 27, 2020
Dear Family, It began in Mrs. Daily’s second grade class. We were casting votes for the Governor...
By Karen E. Jones / October 5, 2020
Voting is one of our most fundamental rights as Americans. The privilege to vote is the currency we spend...
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / October 5, 2020
The story continues… Part Two – We begin with the last line from the first installment: It...
By Pedro / September 17, 2020
Dear Family, Recently I took a long hard look at myself and was not too happy with what I saw. I wish...
By Karen E. Jones / September 1, 2020
In early 2008, I was living in Seattle producing ColorsNW magazine. One afternoon as I set focused on my next...
By Robert Jeffrey, Jr / September 1, 2020
I was 18 years old when Michael Brown was murdered by a police officer in Ferguson, MO, in 2014. So was Michael...
By Nehemiah Bester / August 28, 2020
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