Kym Grinnage: The top man at the top station
by Camisha L. Jones
“I’m one of the luckiest people in the world – I’ve never had a job, since I was 14 years old, that I didn’t like,” says Kym Grinnage who was appointed Vice President and General Manager of NBC12 this past March. After 21 years at the station, he is still excited to [...]
Start your student loan search now
by Jason Alderman
If you’ve got a high school senior, your household is probably knee-deep in senior-year activities – and expenses. Not to elevate your stress level, but this is probably a good time for you and your kid to start investigating how you’re going to finance college next fall. Seriously.
Loan application deadlines are right around [...]
It’s Simple: Simply Heavenly is a Must-See
by M. L. Byrd
Sycamore Rouge’s rendition of Langston Hughes’ Simply Heavenly is a delightful ensemble piece, set in 1950s Harlem. Hughes’ beloved character Jesse B. Semple is the star. Although the focus of the play is “womens and mens,” the discreet racial critiques and subtle social commentaries are as striking today as they would have [...]
The Childhood Obesity Epidemic
by Shavon Arline
Childhood obesity is an epidemic in America, especially in America’s communities of color. Over the past forty years, obesity rates have soared more than four-fold among children ages 6 to 11. Today, 31.8 percent of youth between two and nineteen years of age – or twenty-three million kids – are obese or significantly [...]
Trojans Explode for 5 TDS In Win Over Hawks
by Jason Pompey
The Trojans of Virginia State University downed the Hawks of Chowan University, 35-20 in a season home opener for the Trojans at Rogers Stadium on Saturday, Sept 24th. The defending CIAA Northern Division Champs opened up divisional play with a win over Chowan in a dominating fashion after playing on the road for [...]
