1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (431+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Businesses owned by minorities are getting more opportunities to work with Virginia Beach than in the past, but they’re still underutilized, according to a recent study. The city hired a consultant to analyze the demographics of businesses it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (409+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems intent on replacing diversity, equity and inclusion with demotions, exclusion and inequality. In his latest assault on what he perceives to be “wokeness” in the military’s merit-based promotion system, he recently struck nine Navy officers…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (269+ words) April marks the seventh anniversary of Coming to the Table – Historic Triangle, our local chapter of a national racial reconciliation organization with more than 40 chapters nationwide. As I reflected on this milestone, three memorial events were being planned that aligned…...

4+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (886+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City officials are sounding the alarm over the General Assembly’s recent decision to delay a bill that would have given the police department more enforcement authority to rein in unruly crowds and impromptu gatherings in the resort area....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (220+ words) If you’re a fan of a particular fast-food restaurant, you probably hate when changes are made to popular menu items. If Chick-fil-A is your go-to restaurant, you’re in luck: the company has decided to reverse a change that customers disapproved…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (557+ words) More than a century ago, as Virginia and much of the nation descended deeper into white supremacist laws, Hampton University received its last allotment of land-grant funds from the federal government. In its current session, the General Assembly should move…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago  (631+ words) Local Hispanic households strengthen workforce stability, generate public revenue, and support long-term growth, The Chamber for Hispanic Progress’s Patricia Bracknell writes. Hampton Roads’ economy is often defined by its anchor institutions — the Port of Virginia and intermodal shipping, military installations,…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (564+ words) By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding, according to an administration official with knowledge of the cuts who was not authorized to discuss…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (591+ words) RICHMOND — Paul Mahoney, interim president at the University of Virginia, defended the school’s entrance into an agreement with the Department of Justice under the Trump administration, saying the deal was preferable to a loss of federal funding and potentially lengthy…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (564+ words) Virginia’s election has created an opportunity to restore stability and integrity to the commonwealth’s public university system, law professor Stuart S. Malawer writes in a guest column. The recent Virginia election has opened a real possibility for restoring stability and…...