One of the great statement albums in pop music, Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear turns 50 this year. To mark its golden anniversary, organisers of the Calabash Literary Festival in Treasure Beach ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced ... Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for ...

On Tuesday, Former Portsmouth City Councilman and Virginia Delegate Steve Heretick (I) officially filed for candidacy as he received more than the required number of signatures for the Nov. 4 ...

President Joe Biden made history on Sunday by posthumously pardoning Marcus Garvey, the trailblazing ... the speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, where Democrats hold a narrow majority.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man is injured following a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Portsmouth police responded to a call for a shooting ...

Paul Carraway Butler, Jr. (Peter) of Portsmouth, VA died peacefully in his home on Sunday, May 11, 2025, surrounded by his family. Paul was born November 20,1940 in Southern Pines, NC. Paul spent ...

President Biden is being pressured to grant a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey — a Black nationalist who was influential to Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and later generations of Black Panther ...

Born in Portsmouth, VA, he spent his entire life in the Port Norfolk community. Jimmy was the son of the late George Eugene Williams and Thelma Louis Harrell. He is predeceased by his wife Joan ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A fallen tree damaged a Portsmouth apartment building Friday night as storms rolled through the region, though there were no reports of injuries. On Polouck Circle ...

Mae Reynolds Holoman, age 91 of Portsmouth, Virginia, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 11. She was a Godly partner who embodied a joyful, welcoming spirit. She lived a life grounded ...