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Column: One among Virginia Beach’s Fearless 38 remembers

February 13, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 21, print edition. BY GLEN MASON VIRGINIA BEACH — Patricia Pickett was one of 38 African-American students who

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Media Pungo Virginia Beach

Column: Scholar looks at the fact and folklore of the Witch of Pungo story

August 30, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 13, print edition. BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Legends tell us who we are as a community, Dr.

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Arts & Entertainment Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

Column: Executive director on growing the Virginia African American Cultural Center in Virginia Beach

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, June 11, print edition. BY GLEN MASON VIRGINIA BEACH — Whether as an actress or singer, or through her work helping

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Faith Richmond Schools Virginia Beach

Column: An education that was part of Virginia’s history

April 5, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, March 19, print edition. BY GLEN MASON RICHMOND — St. Francis de Sales High School was a Catholic girls’ school

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Virginia Beach

Column: Finding stories of my family’s history to share with our next generation

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Feb. 19, print edition. BY MICHAEL KENNEDY VIRGINIA BEACH — I have an addiction. Some call it a hobby. I prefer to

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Arts & Entertainment Government Military Virginia Beach

Worth Reading: On Pulitzer-winner Chernow’s biography of Hamilton

October 17, 2020October 18, 2020 The Independent News

BY CORTNEY MORSE DOUCETTE VIRGINIA BEACH — Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography of the Founding Father, is a must read for American history enthusiasts,

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Courthouse Government Virginia Beach

Column: Dealing with monuments — even ones reflecting our difficult past — should err on the side of preserving history

August 19, 2020 The Independent News

BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — When I was just a girl, my grandparents took me on what my family affectionately called the

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Blackwater Government Virginia Beach

Letter: Removing the Confederate monument in Virginia Beach cannot erase past we must remember

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 The Independent News

Dear Editor: I am completely perplexed as to why monuments that are more than 100 years old are suddenly under attack. I am also

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Courthouse Government Military Pungo Virginia Beach

Essay: Confederate monument remembering local dead is a piece of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County history we should preserve

September 8, 2017 The Independent News

BY KENNETH R. HARRIS VIRGINIA BEACH — With all the controversy surrounding our Confederate monuments as of late, I would like to enlighten you with a

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Courthouse Government Human Rights Virginia Beach

Column: Why I started a petition to remove the Confederate monument at the Virginia Beach municipal center

August 30, 2017 The Independent News

BY TESSA FOWLER VIRGINIA BEACH — Did you know there is a statue in Virginia Beach that has a Confederate soldier on top? Confederate soldiers

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