Just a reminder that the first of the Community Conversations on Race being hosted by Norfolk United Facing Race is coming up this Saturday, April 14. To sign up, email Norfolk United or call 857-1794.
Category: Race
The Tale of Two Norfolks
(I received the following via email in regards to the recent shooting that took place at the Granby Theater. For background on this, see these articles 1, 2, 3, 4. The author of this piece wishes to remain anonymous but is a long-time resident of the city.) Early Wednesday morning a black man pulls a … Continue reading The Tale of Two Norfolks
Reconciliation statute to be unveiled Friday
From an email from Hope in the Cities, the group which spawned Norfolk's own Norfolk United Facing Race: Ambassadors from West Africa and an official delegation from Liverpool, UK will attend the unveiling of a Reconciliation Statue near Richmond’s former slave market on March 30. This is the result of nearly 10 years of work … Continue reading Reconciliation statute to be unveiled Friday
Community Conversations on Race
As previously mentioned, Norfolk United Facing Race proposed a series of community conversations on race, reconciliation and responsibility. The schedule for the conversations has been released. The two-hour sessions will be held as follows: Saturday, April 14 from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Trinity Word of Faith Baptist Church, 2808 Ballentine Blvd. Saturday, April … Continue reading Community Conversations on Race
The proper way to hang a confederate flag
AP Photo of art exhibit entitled "The Proper Way to Hang a Confederate Flag" The story is here. Seems that this exhibit has caused an uproar around the internet. Tallahassee.com has covered this story from the beginning (1, 2). Google the title of the exhibit and you'll find tons of articles and blog entries. Among … Continue reading The proper way to hang a confederate flag
Make a joyful noise…NOT!
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. - Psalm 100 Ever since Holy Temple Ministries decided to build a church on Great Bridge Blvd. in Chesapeake, there have been problems. First, the community tried to keep the church from being built. … Continue reading Make a joyful noise…NOT!
An expensive lie
See, sometimes telling lies gets you in big trouble: A construction company that completed work on part of U.S. 460 will pay $2.5 million for making false statements related to a federal contract that required the company to hire minority businesses for the job, U.S. Attorney Tom Bondurant said Monday. English Construction hired one black … Continue reading An expensive lie
NAACP President resigns
After only 19 months, Bruce S. Gordon has resigned as president of the NAACP. Gordon, who came to the civil rights organization after a corporate career, was never a good fit for the board. Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the Baltimore-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said Sunday that Gordon … Continue reading NAACP President resigns
Thurmond’s family owned Sharpton’s
This must be a shock for all concerned: Genealogists have found that civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, a newspaper reported Sunday. The newspaper reporting the information is The New York Daily News, which hired Ancestry.com to do the … Continue reading Thurmond’s family owned Sharpton’s
The local state of Black America
Interesting article in today's Virginian-Pilot in which local black executives are interviewed. Some highlights: Still, relatively few blacks sit on the highest rungs of most local companies: Two of Norfolk Southern's 24 vice presidents - Wimbush and Terry Evans - are black. At Northrop Grumman Newport News shipbuilding, one of 16 vice presidents - Veasey … Continue reading The local state of Black America
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