by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Ava Gabrielle-Wise, who is known for her leadership and work with Exmore’s New Road community, opened the 2022 conference of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Coalition, BRIDGES (Building Regional Resilience and Regional Readiness for...
by James Ritch | Feb 11, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore is part of the Black Belt, a southern U.S. region that curves from Virginia to Mississippi, covering many counties across seven states, which are in economic distress but may soon be able to receive federal assistance. The...
by James Ritch | Oct 8, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – An Alabama professor of architecture introduced a different way of thinking about what makes housing affordable when he spoke at the Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition’s second annual housing summit held online Sept. 25. Rusty Smith, of...
by James Ritch | Aug 22, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – This week, news publications across the country observed Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, as the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in America, suggesting the date marks the beginning of African American history. But that’s “not true,” said Ava...
