Tag: Audrey Davis
A walk through Black history: Updated African American Heritage Trail to...
By Wafir Salih | [email protected]
On Saturday, the African American Heritage Trail Committee will gather at Founders Park for the unveiling of 11 new signs...
Alexandria celebrates Juneteenth
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With Juneteenth now a federal holiday, the first new addition since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, public awareness about...
Audrey Davis shines a light on city’s past at Black History...
By Allison Hageman | [email protected]
Last summer at the Alexandria vigils for George Floyd, Audrey P. Davis, director of the Alexandria Black History Museum, collected...
City launches new African American Heritage Trail
By Lindsey Sullivan | [email protected]
Earlier this month, the City of Alexandria released a new virtual history tour that details the significance of African Americans...
My View | Audrey P. Davis: Say his name
“How shall integrity face oppression? What shall honesty do in the face of deception, decency in the face of insult, self-defense before blows? How...
Exploring Alexandria’s African American history
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
February is Black History Month, but for city historians and black residents, every month is an opportunity to tell stories...
My View: Lynchings in Alexandria
On any Saturday morning, Alexandria residents and visitors enjoy the famous farmers’ market in front of city hall. They may not realize they are...
Your Views: Remembering Alexandria’s Contrabands
To the editor:
I am writing in response to the Feb. 28 Alexandria Times story “Contrabands in Alexandria” that details the talk given by Black...
Black History Museum’s Audrey Davis discusses “Contrabands” in Alexandria
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Walking past the Mobil gas station on South Washington Street in the 1990s, it would have been difficult to imagine...
