Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2020 census,the population was 238,005,making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake,and the 91st-largest city in the nation. The city was incorporated in 1705 and is one of the oldest cities in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area,and is considered to be the historic,urban,financial,and cultural center of the region.
Williamsburg is a city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 U.S. Census,the population was 14,068. In 2019,the population was estimated at 14,954. Located on the Virginia Peninsula,Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County and York County.
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 as of the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character,it is the most populous city in Virginia and the 43rd-most populous city in the nation. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay,Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area,known as "America's First Region",also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake,Hampton,Newport News,Norfolk,Portsmouth,and Suffolk,as well as other smaller cities,counties,and towns of Hampton Roads.
Poquoson,informally known as Bull Island,is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census,the population was 12,150. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York County for statistical purposes.
Newport News is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census,the population was 180,719. In 2019,the population was estimated to be 179,225,making it the fifth-most populous city in Virginia.
Hampton is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2010 census,the population was 137,438;in 2019,it was estimated to be 134,510. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Statistical Area which is the 37th largest in the United States,with a total population of 1,729,114. This area,known as "America's First Region",also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake,Virginia Beach,Newport News,Norfolk,Portsmouth,and Suffolk,as well as other smaller cities,counties,and towns of Hampton Roads.
Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census,the population was 222,209;in 2019,the population was estimated to be 244,835,making it the second-most populous city in Virginia.
Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water that serves as a wide channel for the James,Nansemond and Elizabeth rivers between Old Point Comfort and Sewell's Point where the Chesapeake Bay flows into the Atlantic Ocean,and the surrounding metropolitan region located in the southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina portions of the Tidewater region.
Hampton University is a private historically black research university in Hampton,Virginia. It was founded in 1868 by black and white leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen. It is home to the Hampton University Museum,which is the oldest museum of the African diaspora in the United States,and the oldest museum in the commonwealth of Virginia.
Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. is an American educator and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Education,and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet.
Terrel Howard Bell was the Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan. He was the second Secretary of Education,following Shirley Hufstedler.
Barry Eugene DuVal is an American politician from Virginia. He was first elected to the City Council of Newport News,Virginia in 1988,and in 1990 was elected mayor,serving in that role until 1996. He has also served as the President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Partnership,a group that brings together the cities and counties of the Hampton Roads area with local universities and businesses in order to promote the region's economic interests. His service in this field led then-Governor Jim Gilmore to appoint DuVal to be his Secretary of Commerce and Trade,a position he held from 1998 until 2001. After long being considered a Republican frontrunner to succeed Herbert H. Bateman,DuVal surprised many in 2000 when he decided to drop out of the race for Congress in Virginia's 1st congressional district. Jo Ann Davis went on to win the seat. In April 2010,DuVal was named President &CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
Kay Coles James is an American public official who served as the director for the United States Office of Personnel Management under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Previous to the OPM appointment,she served as Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources under then-Governor George Allen and was the dean of Regent University's government school. She is currently a member of the NASA Advisory Council. She is the president and founder of the Gloucester Institute,a leadership training center for young African Americans.
Anne Bright Holton is an American lawyer and judge who served as the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 to 2016. She is married to United States Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine,the vice presidential running mate of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
Hampton Roads Academy is a private independent,co-educational,day school in Newport News,Virginia serving 644 students in grades Pre-K through twelve,and part of the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools. HRA is accredited through the Virginia Association of Independent Schools,and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. The average class size is 16,and there are 65 students in the Class of 2017. The school was founded in 1959,in the context of massive resistance,as a segregation academy.
Debra Saunders-White was the eleventh chancellor of North Carolina Central University. She assumed office on June 1,2013,and was the first woman to hold the permanent position of chancellor at NCCU. She was previously Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education.
Levar Marcus Stoney is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 80th mayor of Richmond,Virginia. He served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2014 through 2016,the youngest member of Governor Terry McAuliffe's administration.
Jenean Michelle Hampton is an American politician who served as the 57th lieutenant governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019. Hampton was the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin in the 2015 election. A Republican,Hampton was the first African American to hold statewide office in Kentucky history and the third African-American woman to have served as lieutenant governor of a U.S. state.
Michael P. Mullin,known as Mike Mullin,is a former assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Hampton and an American politician of the Democratic Party. Since 2016,he has represented (part-time) the 93rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Keyanna Conner is an American politician. She served as the Virginia Secretary of Administration in the Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam. She worked for Mark Warner's campaign and administration before joining Northam's cabinet.
