Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 22:14     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.propublica.org/article/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood

https://www.propublica.org/article/why-destruction-of-a-black-neighborhood-matters-to-me

extensively researched, part of our ugly history in the commonwealth



This was common in almost all towns in the US in the 1950s and 1960s - I grew up in an all-white town next to Watts and saw it in action every day. It’s unfair to say this is a Virginia issue when it was, in actuality, nationwide


Bingo. This is hardly unique to Newport News.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:53     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:https://www.propublica.org/article/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood

https://www.propublica.org/article/why-destruction-of-a-black-neighborhood-matters-to-me

extensively researched, part of our ugly history in the commonwealth


Sad and unfortunate.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:50     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
I don’t blame the university. This happened in many places, and I’m glad things are more equitable now. I bet many colleges and large company headquarters have similar beginnings.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:38     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:https://www.propublica.org/article/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood

https://www.propublica.org/article/why-destruction-of-a-black-neighborhood-matters-to-me

extensively researched, part of our ugly history in the commonwealth



This was common in almost all towns in the US in the 1950s and 1960s - I grew up in an all-white town next to Watts and saw it in action every day. It’s unfair to say this is a Virginia issue when it was, in actuality, nationwide
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:35     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:Happened 60 years ago, who cares.


People who lost the opportunity for generational wealth, ninny.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:34     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:I mean, we're all on stolen land. Everything we have is built on land that was never ours or meant to be ours.


How do you know this?
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 21:31     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Anonymous wrote:Happened 60 years ago, who cares.


People smarter than you.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 17:23     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Happened 60 years ago, who cares.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 16:50     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Interesting history but hardly unique and it’s not only Black people who’ve gotten a raw deal when developers coveted their land for some project. And the citizenry as a whole is well served by CNU’s growth.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 16:46     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
I mean, we're all on stolen land. Everything we have is built on land that was never ours or meant to be ours.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 16:37     Subject: Re:how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
History is important. But their own children graduated from there, it does change my opinion of the school.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 14:12     Subject: Re:how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Wow. Thank you for thanking. Really tragic but unfortunately, not surprising.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 13:20     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Fascinating and tragic article. Thank you.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 12:48     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
Wow, thanks for sharing. It’s important to grapple with these realities.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2023 11:41     Subject: how christopher newport wrecked a black community (and ditto for other higher ed)
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-virginia-college-expanded-by-uprooting-black-neighborhood

https://www.propublica.org/article/why-destruction-of-a-black-neighborhood-matters-to-me

extensively researched, part of our ugly history in the commonwealth