In the 137 years since Roanoke has been chartered as an independent city, all the 44 mayors have been...
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In the 137 years since Roanoke has been chartered as an independent city, all the 44 mayors have been...
Dear Family, Every year as a child, I would go to my church, Asbury United Methodist, with my grandparents...
Whew! I cannot help but express my glee that 2020 is over. It was not a year for the faint of heart....
“Everyone needs a mentor or coach” says Ronald Marsh, an educator at Roanoke City’s Lucy Addison...
Dear Family, November, December and January are months full of celebrations across the globe, across...
This year has been incredibly challenging for me and I imagine everyone in our country. The COVID-19...
It is January 2003 and Salem native Christine Poarch is an attorney living in Texas. A 1999 graduate...
Joe Sheffey knows Pulaski County and its surrounding areas about as well as anyone. Born February 26, 1951,...
Dear Family, It began in Mrs. Daily’s second grade class. We were casting votes for the Governor...
Voting is one of our most fundamental rights as Americans. The privilege to vote is the currency we spend...
The story continues… Part Two – We begin with the last line from the first installment: It...
Dear Family, Recently I took a long hard look at myself and was not too happy with what I saw. I wish...
In early 2008, I was living in Seattle producing ColorsNW magazine. One afternoon as I set focused on my next...
I was 18 years old when Michael Brown was murdered by a police officer in Ferguson, MO, in 2014. So was Michael...
America as we know it has disappeared forever. In the wake of COVID-19 and the necessary push to stay...
When I started this piece, it was with the intention of sharing my perspective. As I have been writing...
The more informed people are about a topic the more likely they are to make sound decisions. That is what...
Dear Family, It’s never just one event that sparks a movement. There are many. Suddenly, though,...
Since my arrival in 2017, ColorsVA magazine has featured amazing people, visited interesting places...
As a young activist and community organizer, often times I am left with a feeling of inadequacy, or as though...
Time – 199 years, more than 72,635 days, 1,743,240 hours and 104,594,400 minutes – that’s the time...