Dad and Son Launch 5th Annual Online Summer Camp Program to Teach Financial Literacy, Investing and More

Kevon Chisolm and his 17-year-old son, Kamari, are the founders of Junior Wallstreeters, Inc., a Black-owned non-profit that is very excited to offer online summer camps for young people for the seventh consecutive year. The camps are great for preventing learning loss and offer fun environments for students to learn wealth building concepts with other like […]

Governor Glenn Youngkin Applauds Micron Investment in Virginia HBCUs, Bolstering STEM Education

RICHMOND, VA – Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin applauded the launch of Micron’s Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Semiconductor Network and a new partnership with Micron, GlobalFoundries and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that will make funding opportunities available for MSIs nationwide – including Norfolk State University, Hampton University and Virginia State University. “Micron has been a […]

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2 million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Virginia

Courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday $2 million in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Virginia while advancing environmental justice. These investments through EPA’s Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, and Cleanup (MAC) Grant Programs and Revolving Loan Fund […]

Va. teacher pay gets a boost in budget, but it’s still projected to fall short of national average

by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury Legislation that would have aligned Virginia teachers’ pay with the national average or higher by the 2027-28 school year won bipartisan support but was blocked from the state budget by Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto last week.  The two-year budget, signed last week, includes $540 million to help pay for 3% salary increases […]

Springs Gate Chapel celebrates new facility in Lake Ridge

by John Reid “Life Redefined.” It is the mantra by which the congregation at Springs Gate Chapel lives by, and this past Sunday they celebrated the opening of their new facility in Lake Ridge. The ribbon cutting ceremony, officially welcoming the community. Cumulating the end of their ‘Climax ’24 Conference,’ several speakers and even elected […]

County Launches Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative

by PWC Office of Communications Prince William County is launching a Permanent Supportive Housing initiative, or PSH, for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders. The initiative will provide housing assistance funds, direct support to find housing units and mental health case management to help individuals secure stable and safe housing.   During their meeting […]