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Writers from Roanoke, Virginia (22 P) Pages in category "People from Roanoke, Virginia" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total.
Among these, a few took a leading role in the state's political discourse, such as the Richmond Planet, Virginia Lancet and Virginia Star. [3] Notable African American newspapers in Virginia today include the New Journal and Guide, Roanoke Tribune, and Richmond Free Press.
Fleming Alexander, minister, businessman and publisher of the Roanoke Tribune; Nelson S. Bond, author; Sarah Johnson Cocke, writer and civic leader; Whitney Cummings, comedian and actress; Nidal Hasan, shooter in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting; Oliver Hill, civil rights attorney; Kermit Hunter, playwright; Johan Kriek, tennis player; Quigg ...
“He believed in living a sermon instead of speaking a sermon,” his son says. Herndon was a principal at multiple Wake schools. Former school principal Leon Herndon dies.
The Roanoke Times is the primary newspaper in Southwestern Virginia and is based in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It is published by Lee Enterprises. It is published by Lee Enterprises. In addition to its headquarters in Roanoke, it maintains a bureau in Christiansburg , covering the eastern New River Valley and Virginia Tech .
Roy L. Webber (November 7, 1904–October 1975) [1] [2] served twice as the mayor of the U.S. city of Roanoke, Virginia. He was mayor from 1949 to 1954 and from 1968 to 1975. Webber was a florist and the business he established in Roanoke carried his name until its closure in 2008.
Fleming Alexander founded the Roanoke Tribune newspaper in 1939 at 5 Gilmer Avenue, later moved to 312 Henry Street, and then to Melrose Avenue in Roanoke. As an African-American newspaper, it brought attention against the Jim Crow laws of Roanoke and Western Virginia, and championed black representation on Roanoke's public boards and better schools for the black children in the segregated ...
WDRL-DT's Smith Mountain transmitter went on the air in May 2006, [21] providing predicted city grade coverage of Lynchburg and Roanoke, the New River Valley and all of the south side of Virginia. Digital coverage was predicted to extend into the north-central North Carolina counties of Caswell , Rockingham , Person , and Stokes .