Local protesters denounce Trump on “Not My Presidents’ Day”
Hundreds of area residents protest the Trump/Musk regime outside the Poff Building in downtown Roanoke, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. by...
Regional News
Ten Questions With… Roanoke City Sheriff Antonio Hash
Compiled and edited by Shawn Nowlin Sheriff Hash Who is Antonio Hash? I was raised by my mom and grandparents...
Black History Month honored at G.W. Carver Elementary School with powerful exhibit
Cultural Historian Marylen Harmon poses with photos of George Washington Carver and other artifacts among the many featured at the...
G. Thomas Allen Quintet brings Chicago jazz club feel to Jefferson Center
G. Thomas Allen by Shawn Nowlin Unlike certain music genres, jazz is played all over the world and has the...
Commentary
The supreme challenge of change
This Black History month of February 2025 presents this nation with the greatest challenge of change since the ratification of...
Diane Nash: Civil Rights Hero
There are many stories of heroes in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. One of my favorites concerns Diane...