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ANNANDALE, Va. — What an incredible evening of praise and worship as the Gospel Choir, Korean Ministry praise team, and Spirit and Truth praise team of Capital Baptist Church joined the praise team of Iglesias Capital to present "The Gathering: Every Nation in Worship"—a powerful celebration of music, song, prayer, and unity in Christ.
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Today, we took a powerful journey through time as we participated in a Black History walking tour along Alexandria’s historic Duke Street. Organized by the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) of Northern Virginia, the event served as both an educational program and a moment of reflection.
The tour was led by John Taylor Chapman, founder of Manumission Tour Company and a noted local historian who expertly guided the group through the complex narrative of the Duke Street corridor. The area once served as a center for the domestic slave trade and later became a site of resilience and urban transformation.
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NORFOLK, Va. — It’s always great to reconnect with friends, shipmates, co-workers, mentors, and mentees. Yesterday, Thurraya and I attended the Change of Command ceremony for the Navy Public Affairs Command Element, as well as the retirement ceremony for Captain Sarah Self-Kyler. It was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with many of the past, current, and future professionals and leaders within the Navy Public Affairs community who are responsible for telling the Navy’s story.
Congratulations to Captain Richlyn Ivey, who relieved Captain Self-Kyler as commanding officer of NPAC, and congratulations to Sarah and her family on her distinguished 34-year Navy career.
RICHMOND, Va. — I am incredibly proud of Matthias, his classmates, and Mrs. Annie Ray for having the opportunity to meet Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger as she signed HB478 into law yesterday.
This achievement would not have been possible without the passion, creativity, hard work, and dedication of Mrs. Ray and the students who helped inspire this legislation. Thanks to their efforts, Virginia will now recognize fine arts achievement with a special diploma seal and acknowledge fine arts as a high-demand career field.
A special thank-you to Delegate Vivian Watts, the sponsor of HB478, for championing this important legislation and supporting expanded opportunities for students in fine arts education across the Commonwealth.
Their voices, talents, and creativity are helping shape the future, and I could not be a prouder parent or supporter of Annandale High School.
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