Tag: protests

Your Views: APD needs city council’s support

To the editor: The July 16, 2020 Alexandria Times contained stories, editorials and letters about racial injustice in Alexandria, ranging from the name on the...

Your Views: Communities must create change

To the editor: More than a century ago, African-American educator and activist W.E.B Du Bois stated the dilemma, “Am I an American or am I...

Your Views: Protests are a millennial moment

To the editor: Protests across the United States should be seen as more than just demonstrations against overly aggressive policing, but also of millennial push-back...

Alexandria officials, community leaders respond to the killing of George Floyd

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] What appeared to be a couple hundred people gathered outside the Alexandria Police Department headquarters on Tuesday night, standing in...

Your Views: ‘Live free or die’ applies to all

To the editor: Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot has been my favorite for 40 years and I have seen or listened to it a dozen times,...

Alexandrians plan to counter Unite the Right rally

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Alexandria organizations plan to stand in opposition as the same alt-right group that organized the Unite the Right rally in...