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
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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
America as we know it has disappeared forever. In the wake of COVID-19 and the necessary push to stay...
By Sabrina Tolbert / August 25, 2020
When I started this piece, it was with the intention of sharing my perspective. As I have been writing...
By Stephanie Kesse / August 21, 2020
The more informed people are about a topic the more likely they are to make sound decisions. That is what...
By Shawn Nowlin / August 17, 2020
Dear Family, It’s never just one event that sparks a movement. There are many. Suddenly, though,...
By Karen E. Jones / August 2, 2020
Since my arrival in 2017, ColorsVA magazine has featured amazing people, visited interesting places...
By Karen E. Jones / July 6, 2020
As a young activist and community organizer, often times I am left with a feeling of inadequacy, or as though...
By Sabrina Tolbert / June 5, 2020
Time – 199 years, more than 72,635 days, 1,743,240 hours and 104,594,400 minutes – that’s the time...
By Jordan Bell / May 20, 2020
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