Tag: race
Your Views: Systemic racism is far from over
To the editor:
A Sept. 24, 2020 letter to the editor of the Alexandria Times was titled, “Alexandria has overcome systemic racism.” The author congratulates...
Your Views: Time to repair the damage
To the editor:
I greatly appreciated Arminta Wood’s account of the origins of T.C. Williams High School in the July 16 Alexandria Times. It is...
My View | Arminta Wood: Time to stand up for equity
Thank goodness our country is finally waking up to the need to address racial equity. Whether you are a lifelong Alexandrian or new to our city, all of us...
Your Views: A colorblind approach is not racist
To the editor:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for colorblind policies. As he said on Aug. 28, 1963, “I have a dream that my...
Our View: June madness
We suspect few Alexandrians expected this particular collection of seven candidates to emerge victorious from the Democratic primary held Tuesday. The results, in total,...
Mayoral candidates open old wounds at second debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Mayor Allison Silberberg and Vice Mayor Justin Wilson met for their second official debate, this one hosted by the Alexandria...
Alexandria man pleads guilty to threatening murder
An Alexandria man pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to murder African Americans at Howard University in D.C., the U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District...
Slideshow: Scenes of the 42nd Annual Turkey Trot
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
The annual Alexandria Turkey Trot attracted a sizable crowd Thanksgiving morning for its 42nd year in existence.
The five-mile run/walk, which...
YOUR VIEW | On civility and civil rights
Race and social pecking order based on all that appearance conveys is still a problem.
