The late Estelle McCadden is known for her life's work of making neighborhoods a safer and healthier place.

Roanoke city community members are reviving a neighborhood council in an effort to address concerns in the community.

A Roanoke neighborhood advocate passed away at 95 years old, but her legacy radiates joy.

A pillar of the Roanoke community passed away this week at 95-year-old.

ROANOKE, Va. A crucial way to understand systemic racism and its effects on generations is by taking a look at discriminatory housing practices, urban renewal and redlining. Roanokes Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial stands just steps away from Roanokes Henry Street Historic District, which was once the cultural and business center of the predominantly Black Gainsboro neighborhood. Over time, urban renewal projects and the practice of redlining fractured these communities. A Black man with similar income could not, so he had to get a high-risk high-interest loan, or no loan at all. Census Bureau figures show that today, the average white family has 10 times the wealth of the average Black family.