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Virginia NAACP names Melanie Campbell as keynote speaker for Freedom Fun Gala
The NAACP Virginia State Conference (Virginia NAACP) announced Melanie Campbell, President/CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, will be the keynote speaker for the Freedom Fun Gala.
College football previews: NSU hosts Towson, CNU and Apprentice School also play at home
Norfolk State (2-5) vs Towson (2-3), 2 p.m. On the air: ESPN+, Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) About the Spartans: Head coach Dawson Odums said earlier this week he felt Norfolk State is better than its 2-5 record. The Spartans will look to prove just that when they take on a talented Towson team in their first home game at Dick Price Stadium in over a month. Norfolk State may have to play without starting ...
ODU still confident season can be saved after 1-4 start
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After losing a 45-37 shootout to Coastal Carolina last week, Old Dominion is back on the road for another Sun Belt contest when the Monarchs head down to Atlanta to take on Georgia State. ODU is sitting at 1-4 while the Panthers are 2-2, with a win over Vanderbilt, which upset […]
Alfred Dreyfus, Holocaust survivor who founded ECPI University in Hampton Roads, dies at 100
Alfred Dreyfus, who founded ECPI University in Hampton Roads, lived for a century. He died on Oct. 4, just four years after retiring from ECPI’s board in 2020, his family said. In his 100 years, Sam Dreyfus, ECPI’s vice president of strategic initiatives, said his grandfather lived almost three different lives. Alfred Dreyfus immigrated to the U.S. at age 24 in 1947. He arrived in New York ...
Community helps Ed’s Repair aid storm victims
The community of Southampton County-Franklin stepped up in North Carolina residents’ time of need last week. From Sept. 30-Oct. 4, members of that community donated supplies and money to Crystle Cline and Ed O’Donnell, of the Sedley-based automotive business Ed’s Repair, so they could use some of their equipment to deliver that aid to people […] The post Community helps Ed’s Repair aid storm victims appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Hampton U men’s basketball ready to ‘start fresh’ with new coach and just two returners
HAMPTON —The Hampton University men’s basketball team is starting fresh this year. The Pirates faced a mass exodus upon the firing of long-time coach Buck Joyner and the hiring of Ivan Thomas. Of the 15 players that took the court for the Pirates last year, just two are back this year: junior forward Kyrese Mullen and graduate guard Dan Banister. “It’s like a fresh start for me too,” Mullen ...
Every drop counts as the Red Cross pleads for blood donations
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Helene, and now Milton, were not the hurricanes of years gone by. They were just what scientists predicted due to warmer seas and just what the Red Cross prepared for. “We cannot ignore the climate crisis,” said Kristopher Dumschat, public affairs manager for disaster response for the Red Cross in a […]
Inflatable art resembling clouds, trees expected to mesmerize viewers this weekend at ODU Public Arts Festival
The Old Dominion University Public Arts Festival is known for its annual display of large-scale art, and this year’s inflatable trees and clouds are part of the environment-themed festival, “Pneuhaus.” Friday and Saturday at the Barry Art Museum, it will feature immersive and interactive art displays centered on Earth science. The event is organized around four exhibition displays called ...
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