Tag: Alexandria Black history
The Other Alexandria: A 150-year history of the Contee-Gibson Family
By Char McCargo Bah
Few African American families in Alexandria have lived on one block for almost 150 years like the Contee-Gibson family.
Myron Contee is...
Virginia Theological Seminary pays reparations
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
When Frances Terrell was first approached about participating in a reparations program the Virginia Theological Seminary had been working on, she...
Candidate profile: John Chapman eyes fourth council term
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
After three terms on City Council, John Chapman isn’t looking to slow down. Chapman officially launched his re-election campaign on...
My View: Harmful messaging in Black slogans with Annetta Catchings
This year I had the pleasure of seeing my son off to begin his freshman year at the University of Mary Washington. As we...
Your Views: Vaccines and the Tuskegee study
To the editor:
In the Dec. 10 Alexandria Times, your story “City’s vaccine plans” mentioned the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, which was evil and inhumane. The...
City expands virtual historic offerings
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Historic Alexandria has had to pivot to largely virtual offerings.
At City Council’s...
Council moves forward with demolition of Heritage buildings
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City Council unanimously affirmed the decision of the Board of Architectural Review to approve demolition of The Heritage, a 244-unit...
