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Virginia Beach News January 31, 2026

Trending In America: Record-high Share Of 40-Year-Olds Never Married

A growing share of Americans are reaching age 40 without ever marrying, with the trend especially pronounced among African Americans. New Pew Research data highlights shifting attitudes, economic pressures, and long-term implications for family life and aging in the U.S.
#MarriageTrends #SingleAt40 #BlackAmerica #PewResearch #RelationshipsToday #DemographicShift #FamilyStructure #TrendingInAmerica
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Virginia Beach News November 27, 2025

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Strips Nursing of Professional Status as Black Women Across the Nation Brace for Devastating Consequences

The Trump administration’s new loan-cap rules under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” recast nursing as a non-professional degree — sharply reducing access to federal graduate loans and threatening to derail advanced nursing education, with Black women among those most likely to suffer.
#NursingCrisis #StudentLoans #OneBigBeautifulBill #HealthcareJustice #BlackNurses #EducationEquity #NursingShortage #AANews
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Virginia Beach News August 16, 2025

VSU Team Helps Richmond Schools Launch Baseball League

Richmond Public Schools teams with VSU, SOLE, and MJBL to launch its first elementary school baseball league, combining sports and academics.
#YouthBaseball #RichmondSchools #VSUTrojans #SOLEProgram #MJBL #StudentAthletes #CommunitySports #BaseballScholarship #RPSAthletics #MLBSupport
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Virginia Beach News August 7, 2025

The Digital Download: Why Black and Brown Communities Must Embrace AI

Delegate Cliff Hayes Jr. urges Black and Brown communities to embrace and shape AI technologies to ensure equity, opportunity, and generational wealth in the rapidly evolving digital future.
#AIForEquity #BlackTechFutures #BrownVoicesInTech #DigitalJustice #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInclusion #SilverRights #AIAndCivilRights #CliffHayes #TheDigitalDownload
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Virginia Beach News June 21, 2025

Search Underway to Replace Norfolk Public Schools Superintendent

Dr. Sharon Byrdsong’s abrupt removal as Norfolk superintendent has ignited community concern as the district faces school closures and lingering achievement gaps, with a search now underway for new leadership.
#NorfolkPublicSchools #DrByrdsong #SchoolBoard #EducationLeadership #TitleISchools #VirginiaEducation #AcademicAchievement #SchoolClosures #NPS #CommunityVoices
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Virginia Beach News June 12, 2025

Don’t Get Distracted: 5 Trump Policies To Watch Now

While headlines spotlight Trump’s feud with Elon Musk, advocates warn that GOP-backed policies quietly threaten Black health care, jobs, civil rights, and communities nationwide.
#TrumpPolicies #BlackHealthMatters #StopVoterSuppression #EnvironmentalJustice #DEIRollback #TravelBanAlert #BlackLivesUnderAttack #GOPBillWatch #ProtectBlackCommunities
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Virginia Beach News May 15, 2025

A “Miscarriage of Justice” In Memphis Death of Tyre Nichols

The acquittal of three former Memphis officers in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols has ignited national outrage, with civil rights leaders calling it a miscarriage of justice and urging systemic police reform.
#JusticeForTyre #TyreNichols #PoliceBrutality #MemphisVerdict #CivilRights #VIPERSquad #JusticeDenied #BenCrump #AlSharpton #GeorgeFloydAct
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Virginia Beach News February 28, 2025

Local Voices: Let Them Talk

The wisdom of our parents is a treasure we often take for granted—until we can no longer hear their voices. Dennis Edwards reflects on the importance of listening to our elders, cherishing their stories, and appreciating the love woven into their words before it’s too late.
#FamilyLove #CherishTheMoment #ListenToYourParents #LifeLessons #GenerationalWisdom #ParentChildBond #Storytelling
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Virginia Beach News January 23, 2025

Dr. King In 1960: “Keep Moving From This Mountain”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1960 speech, “Keep Moving From This Mountain,” resonates today as Black voter turnout faces new challenges, echoing the momentum and setbacks of the civil rights movement.
#MLK #BlackVoterTurnout #CivilRights #KeepMoving #VotingRightsAct #ShelbyCounty #BlackHistory #SpelmanCollege
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Virginia Beach News December 24, 2024

Jesse Jackson Jr. Seeks Hunter’s Advocacy For Non-Violent Felons

Jesse Jackson Jr. seeks Hunter Biden’s support for pardons for non-violent felons who have served their sentences, arguing for the need to end the stigma and legal barriers they continue to face. He calls for a full and unconditional pardon to help these “debt-paid” individuals rebuild their lives.
#JesseJacksonJr #HunterBiden #criminaljusticereform #pardonadvocacy #felonization #nonviolentfelons #civilrights #prisonreform #justiceforfelons #criminaljustice
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