http://hamptonroads.com/node/463134 Pilot Photography en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:40:14 -0500   http://hamptonroads.com/2012/02/what-capoeira Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:18 -0500 This was a chance to feel the breeze on her face at the end of the day. A porch lit with the burnt yellow of dim street lamps, quiet on this end, at this time of night; peaceful and nearly empty, with only a few cars rumbling down nearby streets. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/behind-these-walls-goodnight Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:01:22 -0500 On Saturday mornings when many kids in the neighborhood are still in bed, Portia Hyman asks of her children the same thing her grandmother asked of her when she was young. Once a week, the family makes an effort to clean up their front yard, and the street beyond it. It is a simple act of pride, and of tradition. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/behind-these-walls-home-ownership Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:30:04 -0500 The mood is relentlessly upbeat at James Monroe Elementary in the Park Place neighborhood of Norfolk as parents and their children trickle in the front front door for a PTA meeting. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/behind-these-walls-hall-fame Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:28:10 -0500 The nurse wipes the cold gel from Kenesha Fairfax’s belly and delivers the good news: the heartbeat is strong. The mother is healthy. All that’s left to do is schedule another appointment. The doctor’s visits are more frequent now that the due date is fast approaching. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/01/behind-these-walls-waiting Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:21:36 -0500 The door flies open and the cold air rushes in with the children, bundled against the first December chill. Backpacks are put away, snacks found in the kitchen, and then one by one they gather around the dining room table, jostling for seats in the afternoon ritual of homework. They won’t be allowed to leave the house until it’s all done. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/behind-these-walls-school Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:54:00 -0500 As the kids finish their homework at the dining room table, Portia Hyman sneaks presents from the car into her room on the ground floor of their Park Place home. Careful that no one sees the gifts they’ll receive, Portia hides the packages away from the prying eyes of her children. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/behind-these-walls-first-christmas Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:51:54 -0500 If he doesn’t treat you with respect, and if he won’t be a father to his child he has no place in your life. The love you may have for him doesn’t matter until he steps up and takes responsibility for himself. The advice is hard to hear for Kenesha Fairfax, 19, but coming from a mother and a grandmother, there is no escaping it. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/behind-these-walls-advice Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:15:33 -0500 Racing up to the second floor for some forgotten football equipment, the sound of Day-Day’s feet echo through the stairwell. He and his siblings are the fourth generation of their family to live in this house in the Park Place neighborhood, to race up and down these stairs. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/behind-these-walls-home Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:06:48 -0500 The baby is happy on his back on the bed, with a stream of people ebbing in and out of the room, picking him up, kissing his nose, and lightly squeezing his little stockinged feet between their fingers. In a big family like this one, Daquan is passed from the arms of one sibling to another, each taking on the role of caregiver without complaint. http://hamptonroads.com/2011/12/behind-these-walls-big-brother Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:56:46 -0500