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Jeff Bennett
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Join me on January 13th in Richmond for my book signing event 😊 #richmond #booksky bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/2026-0...
The Black Belt of Virginia with Jeff Bennett
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December 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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My debut book is available for preorder 😊. #booksky #books #virginia #blackhistory www.amazon.com/Black-Belt-V...
The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History (American Heritage)
The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History (American Heritage) [Bennett, Jeffrey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History (American Heritage)
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November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... #justice
After Trey Reed's death, I stayed quiet. Then my relative found a noose at work. | Opinion
A noose in a workplace is not just an act of intimidation. It drags history into the present, turning a place of work into a site of fear.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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richmond.com/opinion/colu... #virginia #blackhistory
Commentary: Richmond still deciding what it wants to remember at slave burial grounds
Richmond’s next chapter at Shockoe Bottom cannot be written in news releases and project renderings. The city must recognize the historical significance of the failed Gabriel Rebellion and the sacred ...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/27/c... #football #Virginia
Column: Hometown heroes Vick and Iverson enter their second acts
Hampton Roads sports legends Allen Iverson and Michael Vick are entering their second acts, giving back to the next generation, writer Jeff Bennett argues in a guest column.
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August 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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nextcity.org/urbanist-new... #black #gentrification
In the Past 50 Years, We’ve Lost More Than 150 Majority-Black Neighborhoods
A landmark study on gentrification shows that 15% of urban neighborhoods have been gentrified — leading to the displacement of at least half a million Black residents.
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May 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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roanoke.com/opinion/lett... #blackhistory #virginia
Letter: Wrongful eviction at SML has past echoes
Wrongful eviction has past echoes
roanoke.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... #DC #RFK
Opinion | Ignore restaurant lobbyists. Respect the will of Washingtonians.
Plus letters on other D.C. issues such as pedestrian safety, RFK stadium and more.
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April 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/03/w... #maryland #blackhistory #basketball #politics
Wes Moore’s journey from basketball prospect to Maryland governor | GUEST COMMENTARY
Wes Moore’s career offers inspiration for those from underserved communities who want to achieve great things, writes Jeff Bennett.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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www.pilotonline.com/2025/03/25/c... #blackvets #military #virginia
Column: Black vets acutely feel sting of VA cuts, leadership changes
Black service members and veterans are feeling the sting of Trump administration actions acutely, writer Jeff Bennett of Alexandria argues in a guest column.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Reposted by Jeff Bennett
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Will VMI survive?

A VMI grad says that partisanship has put the institute's future in jeopardy.
Will VMI survive?
A VMI grad says that partisanship has put the institute's future in jeopardy.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Thank you @postopinions.bsky.social for sharing my letter. #blackhistory

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Opinion | Are we prepared to lose the Education Department?
Readers describe the department’s vital functions and decry Trump’s attacks on history.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Thank you @postopinions.bsky.social for featuring my letter. #BlackLivesStillMatter #blackhistory www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | Removing D.C.’s BLM Plaza doesn’t erase history
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the removal of the Black Lives Matter art. Readers react.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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www.wsls.com/news/local/2... #blackhistory
WATCH: Remembering Historic Black Cemeteries
The Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County is one of the largest redevelopment sites in the state. But the land sits on the site of several plantations and farms that contain the remains of hu...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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apnews.com/article/grav... #blackhistory #virginia
Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park, drawing a mix of emotions
The graves of hundreds of African American tenant farmers and their families are being moved from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to make way for an industrial park.
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March 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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cardinalnews.org/2025/02/25/a... #blackhistory #blackcommunities #virginia #urbanrenewal
Across Virginia, nearly 8,000 Black families were displaced by urban renewal
Of 133 total jurisdictions in Virginia, 76 communities in 38 localities were noted as having Black communities that were displaced.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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medium.com/@jefflbennet... #love #whiskey #bookreview
Love & Whiskey book review
An expert account of business strategy, investigative journalism, and…
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February 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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medium.com/@jefflbennet... #indigenous #natives
Indigenous People need a permanent voting seat in Congress
Indigenous people need more than a day. They need more than a month. Thank goodness they have those, but it’s not nearly enough for their…
medium.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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godanriver.com/opinion/colu... #cancerawareness #health
Community viewpoint: January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Fighting it defined one Danville woman’s purpose.
Unfortunately, for one Black woman growing up in rural Virginia in the 1960s, the HPV vaccine wasn’t around.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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cardinalnews.org/2024/04/29/i... #blackhistory #virginia
It takes a village: How the Black community in Lexington supported VMI and its first wave of Black cadets
VMI accepted its first Black cadets in 1968. Here's how the Black community in Lexington supported them.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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cardinalnews.org/2023/12/21/t... #blackhistory #virginia
The Berry Hill megasite was moved to avoid disturbing hundreds of enslaved people's graves
What is now a promising industrial site in Pittsylvania County was once a plantation where enslaved people labored before the Civil War. Here's a look back at the history.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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godanriver.com/opinion/lett... #baseball
Community Viewpoint: Black baseball matters, too
Black baseball matters, too
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February 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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godanriver.com/opinion/colu... #blackhistory #church
Community Viewpoint: The legacy of Bellevue Hill rebuilt and reimagined
In the late 1800s, Black people in Danville made significant progress in a short period of time from being emancipated.
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February 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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medium.com/@jefflbennet... #alcohol #beer #wine #blackhistory #unclenearest
The enslaved people who produced alcohol for Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and…
Enslaved people were familiar with alcohol, as some received an allotment of alcohol from their owners around the Christmas and New Year’s…
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February 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM