Pharrell Williams Performs at Notre Dame Cathedral; Del. Feggans Re-Launches Re-Election; David Walker Honored
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Navy Pearl Harbor Hero and I.C. Norcom Graduate Honored in Portsmouth
This morning in Portsmouth the community came out to honor the life David Walker who was in the U.S. Navy. Walker was killed on Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Walker was a graduate of I.C. Norcom High School.
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Pharrell Williams Performs at Re-Opening of Notre Dame
Virginia Beach’s Pharrell Williams sang his mega-hit song Happy as part of the celebration in Paris at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris re-opening. The song, which was released ten years ago, has 1.3 billion views on Pharrell’s YouTube channel. He was joined during his performance in Paris by a choir.
On April 15, 2019, a fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Parts of the structure, first erected in 1163, collapsed and most of the roof was destroyed.
Delegate Michael Feggans Launches Re-Election Bid
Del. Michael Feggans kicked off his re-election bid for House of Delegates in Virginia Beach this weekend.
Dec. 15, 2024 Deadline : Apply to the Ella Baker Youth Leadership Program
State Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy’s office is accepting applications for The Ella Baker Youth Leadership Program - Click here to apply
Six Books of Note
1- Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Oct. 2024)
2- When Mayor Doug Wilder Ruled Richmond: Strong-Arm Politics in Virginia's Capital City by Linwoood Norman (Aug. 2024)
3- Rumor, Repression, and Racial Politics: How the Harassment of Black Elected Officials Shaped Post-Civil Rights America (Since 1970: Histories of Contemporary America) by George Derek Musgrove
4- Son of Virginia, A Life in America's Political Arena (2015) by L. Douglas Wilder
5- The New Jim Crow (2010) by Michelle Alexander
6- Remaking Virginia Politics by Paul Goldman (Jan. 2022)
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