Features & Profiles
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...
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Chief Adjuah mesmerizes Jeff Center audience
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Chief Adjuah on stage at Roanoke’s Jefferson Center, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025 – Photo by S. Hale...
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Ten Questions With… Christian Parker, a young visionary on the go!
Christian Parker -Compiled and edited by Shawn Nowlin Who is Christian Parker? I would say that I am an outgoing...
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National Black Women Physicians’ Day celebrates local leaders
By Shawn Nowlin Dr. Rebecca Crumpler Compared to the estimated 1.7 million Black people living in Virginia, physicians in the...
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Local businesses join nationwide protest against Trump’s immigration policies
Energized demonstrators protest against Trumps facists regime By Shawn Nowlin Back in 1996, the late Tupac Shakur said, “It wouldn’t...
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