City council hopefuls intensify efforts during Roanoke NAACP Candidate Forum
Candidates - Back row, from left: David Bowers, Danny Clawson, Amanda Marko, Raekwon Moore, Stephanie Moon on stage and Dr....
Regional News
Ten Questions with… Charlsie Parker, Roanoke Public Libraries Senior Manager
Compiled and edited by Shawn Nowlin Who is Charlsie Parker, and how would you describe yourself to someone who has...
Roanoke Fashion Week® takes the runway to Philly Fashion Week
Roanoke Fashion Week® is taking another exciting step beyond the Star City as members of the RFW family head to...
Roanoke’s First Freedom Walk to end slavery
by Freeda Cathcart Roxana Naab-Boushehri first heard about Freedom Walks this past spring at an event she organized to support...
Sports
BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For NFL opening week games of September 9 - 14, 2026 OFFENSE – #33 BHAYSHUL TUTEN, RB, Jacksonville (2nd year,...
THE STAT CORNER
Who Are the Best Performers in Black College Sports Attendance Matters For Games September 10-12, 2026 Game Attendance Mississippi Valley...
TOP PERFORMANCES
For Games of September 10-12, 2026 Passing Player Comp-Att-Int YDs TDs (YDs) Jaylon Tolbert, ALC 32-45-2 485 5 (28, 23,...
Commentary
Choosing smart over popularity, our Sons
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu’s book To Be Popular or Smart: The Black Peer Group asks us to think about an important...
Electorate Growth and Composition – Salvation or Bane for America’s Democracy?
“There is a cavernous void to be filled in American politics: No one has offered a vision for a future...