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Jeffrey Bennett’s Biography

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Jeff is the author of The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History. Jeff received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Military Institute.

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30 Years Later: The 1996 Olympics Made Atlanta Bigger, But Not More Equitable

30 Years Later: The 1996 Olympics Made Atlanta Bigger, But Not More Equitable

Growth, by itself, is not the same as shared prosperity, writes Jeff Bennett.

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Bennett: My father spent 33 years working in Virginia's prisons. Here's how we should judge priso...

Bennett: My father spent 33 years working in Virginia's prisons. Here's how we should judge priso...

Correctional officers are often absent from our public conversations about criminal justice.

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Averett University's new president is a reminder that progress still matters

Averett University's new president is a reminder that progress still matters

When my great aunt Ann Cannon began applying to colleges in the 1950s, she and a white friend applied to the …

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A Black, gay moonshiner turned war veteran in Jim Crow America | Guest column

A Black, gay moonshiner turned war veteran in Jim Crow America | Guest column

Arthur Adams - Appalachian bootlegger, two-war Army veteran, Great Migration trailblazer, and this columnist'…

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Two ancestors, two Americas: A reflection on Juneteenth, July 4th and inherited contradictions | ...

Two ancestors, two Americas: A reflection on Juneteenth, July 4th and inherited contradictions | ...

My family story - born of an enslaved man of towering height forced to reproduce and a Confederate captain wh…

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Amazon came. ICE followed | Guest commentary

Amazon came. ICE followed | Guest commentary

Amazon's arrival reshaped Northern Virginia as promised - with cranes, capital and a booming tech economy - b…

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30 Years Later: The 1996 Olympics Made Atlanta Bigger, But Not More Equitable Original

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By Jeffrey Bennett
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I remember watching Michael Johnson sprint around the track in Atlanta, his gold chain swinging with every stride and his gold shoes flashing under the stadium lights. To a young viewer, he seemed almost larger than life, gliding around the oval with a confidence that made the impossible look effortless. Like millions of Americans, I watched the 1996 Olympics believing I was witnessing not just extraordinary athletic achievement, but a defining moment for a city on the rise.
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America250 Cannot Celebrate Freedom While Honoring Slaveholders

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By Jeffrey Bennett
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As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, there will be parades, commemorations, and renewed attention to the nation’s founding ideals. But the celebration is already raising a harder question. What, exactly, are we choosing to honor? The Trump administration recently announced plans to bring several controversial statues to Washington, D.C., including the temporary installation of an equestrian statue of Caesar Rodney in Freedom Plaza.
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