by Trey Thompson On the seventeenth of June in 2021, President Joe Biden signed the legislation of making Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday. Juneteenth has a long-lasting history in our country. It marks the day that ALL slaves in the United States were free to roam and do as they please. The Emancipation Proclamation was […]
by Liletta Harlem A local nonprofit organization, My Natural Me, raised over $1,000.00 at its 1st annual 5K charity run on Saturday, June 10th. The event, which was held in old Town Manassas, and kicked off from local coffeeshop, Jirani Coffeehouse, attracted many supporters from the community. The money raised will go towards supporting the […]
by Bridget Bell These are difficult times. Prince William County is enduring a poorly-executed digital industrialization including noisy industrial fans and banks of diesel generators placed sometimes just 100 feet from people’s homes. Land is being sold to data center developers for a million dollars an acre, driving up the cost of housing and pricing […]
by Jennifer Roberts Almost every week, I read a local or national news story about an educator who has violated the trust of students and their families in one way or another and each time is equally disappointing. One story that comes to mind is the recent experience of 8th grade, Sidney Rousey, Jr, […]
by Melanie Wiest As it stands, firearms are allowed in parks and public places where families and children gather. The Board of Supervisors has the power to change this and improve the safety for Prince William County residents. Banning firearms from park property, apart from law enforcement, is essential to protecting the people who use […]
by Virginia Mercury It’s a drumbeat these days in the party of Big MAGA: Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is something to be despised, defeated and destroyed. In the past couple of weeks, Virginia’s most powerful Republicans have joined the parade by pandering in a legislative election year to the GOP’s white, anti-DEI base. First, […]
by Bob Lewis, Virginia Mercury It had been decades since I watched proceedings of the Tennessee Legislature as a cub reporter. What I saw in my native state this month saddened me but increased my appreciation for my state of choice, Virginia, where such embarrassments are less likely. On live television, I saw the Republican […]
Recently, Heart 4 The Community Initiative’s Carl Armstrong spoke with Central Virginia’s Michele Trampe on noting the signs, effects, and prevention of human trafficking. They are developing a strategic campaign to join the fight against human trafficking. This campaign, to shine a bright light into the darkness, starts on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10:00am […]
Tiana Akoh-Arrey, a 9-year-old girl from London, England who was bullied for her natural hair, turned her sad experience into a success through a book she wrote called My Afro: Twin Best Friends. The is being well-received all around the world and has even landed on Amazon’s bestsellers list. Tiana has always loved reading and writing […]
by Overseer John Reid Having been in various levels of ministry for over forty-five years I have seen and witnessed the constant decline in church attendance and the level of commitment and submission to the black church. With the advent of the global pandemic and our changing cultural climate this rate of decline has only […]
