2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: MICHAEL R. MORGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | NORTHERN VIRGINIA BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TYSONS
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: PATRICE HINES JONES
DIRECTOR, VETERANS EDUCATION, TRANSITION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS SERVICES GLEN ALLEN
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: KRYSTAL MCCANTS
TAX PRINCIPAL | YOUNT, HYDE & BARBOUR | CHAIR | VIRGINIA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FALLS CHURCH
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: KHALID REEDE JONES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | VIRGINIA LOTTERY RICHMOND
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: CHARLES ‘CHUCK’ E. JAMES JR.
PARTNER AND VICE PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS | WILLIAMS MULLEN RICHMOND
Millennials burn out while holding it all together
The other day I was sitting in back-to-back meetings when two notifications hit at once. My son’s school called — he’d fallen and needed to be picked up from school immediately. At the same time, an email from my mom popped up asking for help with her prescriptions. Work was on fire. And I was […]
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: BRENDA IRENE HICKS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COUNSELING AND EDUCATION | HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: IRIS JAMETTE LUNDY
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: RUDENE MERCER HAYNES
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: WILLIAM E. HARRELL
PRESIDENT AND CEO | HAMPTON ROADS TRANSIT NORFOLK
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: SHANNON GIBSON-MOYE
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Bridging the workplace soft-skills gap across generations
An editor’s take on Gen Z soft skills, mentorship at work and Virginia Business marking 40 years covering the commonwealth’s business community.





















