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John Taylor Chapman, owner of the Manumission Tour Company, stands before a marker of Franklin & Armfield, a slave trading firm in pre-Civil War Alexandria, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inBlack History, Community

Tour Company Showcases Alexandria’s Black History

by James Wright Jr.August 14, 2024August 14, 2024

John Taylor Chapman founded the Manumission Tour Company in 2016 to educate tourists about Alexandria’s rich Black history, including the city’s slave trading operations and the Underground Railroad.

Makers Union serves a Hickory House Smoked Salmon over creamy mushroom quinoa, green beans, and mustard vinaigrette. (Courtesy of Makers Union)
Posted inFood, Lifestyle

The Eating is Great During RAMW’s Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 12 to 18

by Brenda C. SilerAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024
Hen Quarter Prime has a huge Saturday and Sunday brunch featuring a number of dinner menu items, plus a huge selection of seafood, Sammy’s Fried Chicken, a bagel and waffle bar, and a build-your-own Titos Bloody Mary Bar. The restaurant is in the Southwest Waterfront area of D.C. near Audi Field. (Courtesy of Hen Quarter Prime)
Posted inFood, Lifestyle

Fine Dining Comes to the Southwest Waterfront Area

by Brenda C. SilerAugust 7, 2024August 7, 2024
Foundation President Connie Matthews Harshaw and Board Member Nathaniel “Nat” Brown presenting information about the Let Freedom Ring Foundation based in Williamsburg, Virginia. The presentation occurred at a Williamsburg tourism showcase at the Salamander DC Hotel. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

African American History Highlighted as Part of Williamsburg Tourism

by Brenda C. SilerJuly 31, 2024August 1, 2024
Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan paid tribute to her predecessor, the late Rep. Donald McEachin, at an event honoring McEachin's environmental justice legacy held near Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Legislators and Green Groups Gather to Honor Late Congressman Donald McEachin

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 2, 2023August 16, 2023
**FILE** Jason Miyares (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBusiness, Local Business

Alexandria Nixes Small-Business Grant Program

by James Wright Jr.February 22, 2023February 23, 2023
Virginia parents and teachers rallied earlier this school year, some opposing the changes Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to make to the history curriculum. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEducation, Local

Teachers Rail Against Virginia Gov. Youngkin’s Proposed Curriculum Updates

by Sam P.K. CollinsNovember 30, 2022November 30, 2022
Donald McEachin
Posted inPolitics, Stacy M. Brown

Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin Dies at 61

by Stacy M. BrownNovember 29, 2022November 29, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

EPA Puts Virginia on Notice for Long-Overdue Air Pollution Plan

by Kayla BenjaminSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022
Civil War era image of 1315 Duke Street
Posted inBlack History

Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum Reopens

by Jamila BeyMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022

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