Thanks to a new initiative from Tidewater Arts Outreach, four local bands and musicians will each debut a new song in a livestreamed event this weekend that shares the stories of four women who have overcome life-threatening illnesses, dealt with abuse and braved moving to a new country alone.

On Friday afternoon, the movement’s founding members – including business owner Laura Habr, artist Jaketa Thompson, City Councilmen Aaron Rouse, and Guy Tower, former Councilwoman Amelia Ross-Hammond and Police Chief James Cervera – announced their mission to make the Oceanfront city a sanctuary for human rights.

Today, Juneteenth is the most widely recognized and oldest commemoration of slavery’s end in the United States. Though some of the region’s longest-running celebrations will not take place this year due to the coronavirus, there are several ways to take pause this weekend and recognize its importance.

While the holiday on Friday will only be for executive branch employees, Northam also announced he was backing legislation to make it a legal state holiday.

Despite the ongoing quarantine and resulting isolation, Ok Mayday created a community-driven music video brimming with raw emotion and human connection.

Erik Johnson, a 37-year-old military veteran and paramedic, spent a month in New York City caring for COVID-19 patients.

It’s been two months after Gov. Ralph Northam issued the stay-at-home order and one thing is clear: we’re all finding silver linings and reasons to smile in the littlest things.

The iconic music producer with ties to Hampton Roads has found himself back in the spotlight after going head to head with Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds in a Verzuz battle on Instagram Watching Riley play hit after hit and knowing many of them were created right here was like finally getting to peel back the curtain on an era of mystery and wonder.

Like nearly everything in the age of coronavirus, Newport News author Christopher Phillips' Socrates Café has found a temporary home on Zoom.