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Choirs lend their voices at annual Gospel Benefit in Roanoke
WDBJ7 Associate ProducerFolks sang their hearts out Sunday, with a goal of raising money to help hometown children. It's the 7th year of the Gospel Benefit at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Roanoke. The event raises money for the Northwest Child Development Center, with various...Tags: Black History
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Black History Month events
Here is a list of Black History Month events in the area: February 8 - Fulfilling Your Dream: Mariak Machok Chuor, A Lost Boy of South Sudan, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 6-8:30 p.m. in Room G of the Graduate Life Center. Chuor will discuss his life...Tags: Services and Shopping, Concerts, Music, John Legend, Black History
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Grammy nominated singer comes to the Jefferson Center
reporterShe's a Grammy nominated artist, and next week she'll be performing in the Star City. Singer Bettye LaVette performed for President Obama, Barbra Streisand and members of the band, "The Who" at the Kennedy Center in 2008. Even though she had a top 10...Tags: Concerts, Music, Black History, Barbra Streisand, Entertainment
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Black History Month: Local man teaches kids knock-outs don't just happen in the streets
Anchor/ReporterThe sport is called the sweet science. And there's no doubt, every boxer would want this particular scientist, on their sideline. You could say boxing, is in Victor Banks' blood. His uncles were well known in the ring in the 70's. One helped start...Tags: Black History
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Portrait honors Lynchburg veteran's forgotten sacrifice
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Lynchburg man who served in World War II is getting some long overdue recognition. Earl Washington was part of the "Red Ball Express," a group that trucked supplies across Europe after the D-Day invasion. Like most African Americans of his time,...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Armed Conflicts, Black History, Minority Groups, Human Interest
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Students dedicate replica of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
The inspired students at the Roanoke Academy of Mathematics and Science unveiled how they paid tribute to Martin Luther King in honor of Black History Month.
The kids helped create a cardboard replica of the Martin Luther King memorial that is currently...Tags: Human Interest, Black History, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Your Feedback
Here are some of your emails on issues in the local news or local news coverage. *** I just watched your reporter on the 11 o'clock news interview the Mayor of Roanoke re: the U.S. Postal Service plan to eliminate 35,000 jobs. The mayor dramatically...Tags: Business, Golf, PBS (tv network), Arts and Culture, Leontyne Price
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Virginia native Wendell Scott's story to be heard across the country
Nearly 50 years ago, the late Wendell Scott became the first and only African-American driver to win a race in what is now Nascar's Cup Series.
The Danville, Va. native is known as the Jackie Robinson of motorsports. This Sunday night, his story will...Tags: Movies, Buck Baker, Mass Media, Arts and Culture, Elections
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Grief at a baby sitter's death
The news came in a late-night phone call from my 23-year-old daughter. "Mom," she said, her voice breaking. "Katie died." Oh, Katie, Katie. I murmured comfort, knowing words to be insufficient. Grief is the price we pay for love, and a massive bill had...
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U.S. ends probe of racial bias at UC San Diego
SAN DIEGO —UC San Diego officials have reached an agreement with the federal government to end an investigation into racial tensions on campus that began after white students held an event laced with racial stereotypes during Black History Month....Tags: Civil Rights, Facebook, Bullying, University of California, San Diego, Ku Klux Klan
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First African-American woman to achieve rank of major general in U.S. Army inspires many
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comAs the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the U.S. Army, Marcia M. Anderson helped inspire Letterkenny Army Depot employees Friday as they observed Black History Month. In a keynote speech focusing on “Black...Tags: Science and Technology, Creighton University, Career and Workplace, Tuskegee Airmen, World War II (1939-1945)
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