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Jeff Bennett is a writer and author whose work explores the intersections of race, policy, culture, and history. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Virginia Military Institute and is the author of The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History. He can be reached at jeffbwrites@gmail.com.

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Twenty-five years after 9/11, we became the lives we had imagined before it | Guest column

Twenty-five years after 9/11, we became the lives we had imagined before it | Guest column

What began as an ordinary day during my senior year of high school became the moment that reshaped my family,…

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Commentary: Consider Virginia Tech, VMI for new Space Academy

Commentary: Consider Virginia Tech, VMI for new Space Academy

On Saturday night, Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute met on a football field for the first time i…

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The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim * Vir...

The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim * Vir...

Benjamin Thomas was denied his future at 16. Today, his name helps another Alexandria teenager build one, gue…

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Virginia may be building a national model for corrections

Virginia may be building a national model for corrections

Public safety is not measured only by the number of people sent to prison.

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From Virginia Tech to Virginia State: A generation raised under campus lockdown | Guest column

From Virginia Tech to Virginia State: A generation raised under campus lockdown | Guest column

Nearly 20 years after the Virginia Tech massacre transformed campus safety, Virginia's newest college student…

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Column: AI is reshaping Hampton Roads before our eyes

Column: AI is reshaping Hampton Roads before our eyes

Artificial intelligence requires physical infrastructure. The question is how Virginia chooses to build it, w…

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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
| TIME Verified
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
| Yahoo Verified
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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