by Jeff Maisey | Feb 3, 2021 | Dr Jerry Gaines, News, News & Views
(In his book “A Promised Land,” former President Barack Obama shares many lessons learn in how to treat other people.) By Dr. Jerry Gaines & Sue Rowdon It has been said: “We come into this world crying while all those around us are smiling. We should live our...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2021 | News, News & Views
(A rendering of the planned Virginia African American Cultural Center in Virginia Beach.) BY JEFF MAISEY Joan Rhodes-Copeland has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Virginia African American Cultural Center (VAACC) in Virginia Beach. Rhodes-Copeland...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 21, 2021 | News, News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Thirty years ago this month, I moved from New York City to Norfolk. When I told my friends and co-workers of my plans, they thought I was nuts. One senior executive at Hearst Magazines, where I was working at the time, went so far as to call me a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 18, 2020 | News, News & Views
(Catalyst Quartet’s virtual matinee recording session at Virginia Arts Festival headquarters) By Montague Gammon III Even the worst plague the world has seen in a hundred years cannot keep the Virginia Arts Festival from bringing world class arts events to students...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 16, 2020 | News, News & Views, Robotham
(Tom Robotham — on the left — has been perfecting his French with Duolingo so he can better converse in the future with local Parisians like this street vendor selling books and art along the River Seine) By Tom Robotham J’apprends Français. Well, a...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 10, 2020 | News, News & Views
(NOW & THEN: 95-year-old Gary Crane with his 1943 Marine Corps portrait) By Jeff Maisey September 2 of this year commemorated the 75th Anniversary of V-J Day — Victory over Japan — marking the end to the Pacific theater of war and effectively bringing the horrors...
