Jeffrey Bennett
@jeffbwrites.bsky.social
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Writer & Author
https://www.jeffbwrites.com/
richmond.com/opinion/colu...
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Virginia is no longer funding the Confederacy. Now it has to decide what comes next | Guest column
By ending tax breaks, specialty plates and reviewing Virginia Military Instituteās traditions, Virginia is redefining its relationship to the Confederacy and the structures that preserved it.
https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_774d3fe5-236d-435d-a5a2-f612c77a7584.html
1 day ago
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Looking forward to a great book event in
#Winchester
,
#Virginia
on Saturday April 18th at
@winchbookgallery.bsky.social
#books
#booksky
winchesterbookgallery.com/event/2026-0...
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Author Event: Jeff Bennett - The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History
Welcome to our website! We're excited to share this with you.
https://winchesterbookgallery.com/event/2026-04-18/author-event-jeff-bennett-black-belt-virginia-untold-stories-african-american
16 days ago
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reposted by
Jeffrey Bennett
One More Page Books
18 days ago
We are so excited to welcome author
@jeffbwrites.bsky.social
Ā as he discusses his book THE BLACK BELT OF VIRGINIA. Discover the untold stories of Black communities and individuals who shaped our home state. Join on Thursday May 7th at 7pm.
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#America250
#Politics
#history
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America250 Cannot Celebrate Freedom While Honoring Slaveholders
We are living in the final years when Americans who knew people born into slavery are still alive, writes Jeff Bennett.
https://time.com/article/2026/03/30/america250-cannot-celebrate-freedom-while-honoring-slaveholders/
26 days ago
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I had a great time at Resist Booksellers in
#Petersburg
yesterday.
#virginia
#petersburg
#books
about 1 month ago
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Looking forward to a great
#book
event at
#Blacksburg
Books on Saturday, March 28th.
#booksky
#blacksburg
#virginia
www.blacksburgbooks.com/events/autho...
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Author event with Jeffrey Bennett ā Blacksburg Books
Join us for an evening with Jeffrey Bennett as he discusses his new book, The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History , which contains powerful stories left out of most his...
https://www.blacksburgbooks.com/events/author-event-with-jeffrey-bennett
about 1 month ago
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#blacksburg
#virginia
#history
#blackhistory
montcova.com/2026/03/17/b...
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Before the Hokies: The Black communities that built Blacksburg
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, universities across the country are reexamining the histories beneath their campuses. Today, the town of Blacksburg is known almost entirely thro...
https://montcova.com/2026/03/17/before-the-hokies-the-black-communities-that-built-blacksburg/
about 1 month ago
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#virginia
#education
#blackhistory
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The quiet irony of Cedric Winsā return to Virginia higher education | Guest column
In quiet irony, former VMI Superintendent Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who left amid controversy in 2025, has been appointed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger to the Virginia Commission on Higher Education
https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_173ce9fc-b56e-4b23-8432-3318bc9ecde6.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
about 1 month ago
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Looking forward to a great
#book
event in
#Petersburg
, Virginia on Saturday, March 21st!
#booksky
#blackhistory
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-...
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"The Black Belt of Virginia" Lecture with Jeffrey Bennett
Join us on Saturday, March 21 for an in-depth lecture on The Black Belt of Virginia with author Jeffrey Bennett!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-black-belt-of-virginia-lecture-with-jeffrey-bennett-tickets-1983461511775?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
about 2 months ago
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Looking forward to my author event in my hometown of
#Danville
#Virginia
this coming Saturday, February 28th at The Dogeared Page Bookshop to talk about my book The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History
#books
#booksky
#pittsylvaniacounty
www.thedogearedpage.com
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The Dogeared Page Bookshop | Explore, Shop, Connect Today
Discover The Dogeared Page Bookshop, a cozy independent bookstore in Danville, VA, offering books, events, online shopping, and community engagement for all book lovers.
https://www.thedogearedpage.com
2 months ago
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Come join me at the Floyd library on Saturday as I discuss my new book, The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History
#Floyd
#Virginia
#history
#blackhistory
#books
mfrl.libcal.com/event/15936744
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Author Talk with Jeffrey Bennett
Jeffrey Bennett will be talking about his newest book The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History (American Heritage). In celebration of African American...
https://mfrl.libcal.com/event/15936744
2 months ago
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Jeffrey Bennett
The Virginian-Pilot
2 months ago
Column: What matters in the debate over VMIās future:
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Column: What matters in the debate over VMIās future
https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/02/10/column-what-matters-in-the-debate-over-vmis-future/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-pilotonline.com&mrfcid=20260211698b69316b8d05645ebbd6c2
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Had a great time at Birch Tree Books & Plants in Leesburg š. Happy reading.
#Leesburg
#Books
#Virginia
3 months ago
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@jbhe.com
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education thanks for including my book The Black Belt of Virginia on your Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars list.
#history
#blackhistory
#virginia
#books
#booksky
#education
#race
jbhe.com/2026/01/rece...
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Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many differen...
https://jbhe.com/2026/01/recent-books-of-interest-to-african-american-scholars-518/
3 months ago
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Had a great time
@bookpeoplerva.bsky.social
in
#richmond
for my book release!
#booksky
#virginia
#books
#history
3 months ago
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reposted by
Jeffrey Bennett
Book People RVA
3 months ago
Join us for book launch of Jeff Bennett's The Black Belt of Virginia.
@jeffbwrites.bsky.social
#bookpeoplerva
#shoplocal
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#history
#virginia
#booksky
#race
#blackhistory
#africanamerican
#church
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What It Means to Bury My Ancestors Twice
Relocating Black cemeteries in Virginia reveals how America has long denied full humanity, and how to reclaim it.
https://time.com/7342284/reburying-black-ancestors-cemeteries-virginia/
4 months ago
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www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article...
#Blackhistory
#Virginia
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Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church: A Black Founding Site of Pittsylvania County
Piney Grove Primitive Baptist Church: A Black Founding Site of Pittsylvania County
https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_fd6d1c35-864b-4ec3-aa36-e296c4ea8758.html
4 months ago
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Join me on January 13th in Richmond for my book signing event š
#richmond
#booksky
bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/2026-0...
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The Black Belt of Virginia with Jeff Bennett
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https://bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/2026-01-13/black-belt-virginia-jeff-bennett
5 months ago
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My debut book is available for preorder š.
#booksky
#books
#virginia
#blackhistory
www.amazon.com/Black-Belt-V...
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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)
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Belt-Virginia-American-Heritage/dp/146715847X
5 months ago
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#justice
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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.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/10/28/noose-north-carolina-racist-symbol/86710513007/
6 months ago
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#virginia
#blackhistory
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Commentary: Richmond still deciding what it wants to remember at slave burial grounds
Richmondās 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 ...
https://richmond.com/opinion/column/article_8a8e7061-e4e0-4c9a-b705-74c5cecb1146.html
6 months ago
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www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/27/c...
#football
#Virginia
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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.
https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/27/column-hometown-heroes-vick-and-iverson-enter-their-second-acts/?clearUserState=true
8 months ago
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nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
#black
#gentrification
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In the Past 50 Years, Weāve Lost More Than 150 Majority-Black Neighborhoods
A landmark study on gentrification shows that 15% of urban neighborhoods have been gentrified ā leading to the displacement of at least half a million Black residents.
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/in-the-past-50-years-weve-lost-more-than-150-mostly-black-neighborhoods
11 months ago
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#blackhistory
#virginia
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Letter: Wrongful eviction at SML has past echoes
Wrongful eviction has past echoes
https://roanoke.com/opinion/letters/article_b7453688-7fa3-4aae-9dae-192f0242bdf6.html
12 months ago
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www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
#DC
#RFK
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Opinion | Ignore restaurant lobbyists. Respect the will of Washingtonians.
Plus letters on other D.C. issues such as pedestrian safety, RFK stadium and more.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/27/initiative-82-tipped-wage-washington-local-pedestrian-safety/
12 months ago
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www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/03/w...
#maryland
#blackhistory
#basketball
#politics
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Wes Mooreās journey from basketball prospect to Maryland governor | GUEST COMMENTARY
Wes Mooreās career offers inspiration for those from underserved communities who want to achieve great things, writes Jeff Bennett.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/03/wes-moores-journey-from-basketball-prospect-to-maryland-governor-guest-commentary/
about 1 year ago
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www.pilotonline.com/2025/03/25/c...
#blackvets
#military
#virginia
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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.
https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/03/25/column-black-vets-acutely-feel-sting-of-va-cuts-leadership-changes/?clearUserState=true
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Jeffrey Bennett
Cardinal News
about 1 year ago
Will VMI survive? A VMI grad says that partisanship has put the institute's future in jeopardy.
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Will VMI survive?
A VMI grad says that partisanship has put the institute's future in jeopardy.
https://cardinalnews.org/2025/03/21/will-vmi-survive/
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Thank you
@postopinions.bsky.social
for sharing my letter.
#blackhistory
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | Are we prepared to lose the Education Department?
Readers describe the departmentās vital functions and decry Trumpās attacks on history.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/18/education-department-trump-schools-history/
about 1 year ago
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Thank you
@postopinions.bsky.social
for featuring my letter.
#BlackLivesStillMatter
#blackhistory
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | Removing D.C.ās BLM Plaza doesnāt erase history
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the removal of the Black Lives Matter art. Readers react.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/black-lives-matter-painting-dc-bowser-letters/?itid=sf_opinions_letters-to-the-editor_article_list
about 1 year ago
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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...
https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2025/03/11/watch-remembering-historic-black-cemeteries/
about 1 year ago
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#blackhistory
#virginia
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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.
https://apnews.com/article/graves-sharecroppers-enslaved-oak-hill-virginia-50f649a31bef41c5f650b07d31cf7aa7
about 1 year ago
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cardinalnews.org/2025/02/25/a...
#blackhistory
#blackcommunities
#virginia
#urbanrenewal
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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.
https://cardinalnews.org/2025/02/25/across-virginia-nearly-8000-black-families-were-displaced-by-urban-renewal/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tech%20Town%21%20Part%20Two%3A%20From%20immortal%20cells%20to%20%20our%20region%20s%20greatest%20strength&utm_campaign=Tuesday%2C%20Feb%20%2025%2C%202025
about 1 year ago
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#love
#whiskey
#bookreview
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Love & Whiskey book review
An expert account of business strategy, investigative journalism, andā¦
https://medium.com/@jefflbennett/love-whiskey-book-review-an-expert-account-of-business-strategy-investigative-journalism-and-fa79099e249a
about 1 year ago
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#indigenous
#natives
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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 itās not nearly enough for theirā¦
https://medium.com/@jefflbennett/indigenous-people-need-a-permanent-voting-seat-in-congress-37364855686b
about 1 year ago
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godanriver.com/opinion/colu...
#cancerawareness
#health
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Community viewpoint: January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Fighting it defined one Danville womanās purpose.
Unfortunately, for one Black woman growing up in rural Virginia in the 1960s, the HPV vaccine wasnāt around.
https://godanriver.com/opinion/column/community-viewpoint-january-is-cervical-cancer-awareness-month-fighting-it-defined-one-danville-woman-s/article_63449aa6-bbca-11ee-a32c-cf2c3f20c32a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
about 1 year ago
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cardinalnews.org/2024/04/29/i...
#blackhistory
#virginia
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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.
https://cardinalnews.org/2024/04/29/it-takes-a-village-how-the-black-community-in-lexington-supported-vmi-and-its-first-wave-of-black-cadets/
about 1 year ago
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cardinalnews.org/2023/12/21/t...
#blackhistory
#virginia
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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.
https://cardinalnews.org/2023/12/21/the-berry-hill-megasite-was-moved-to-avoid-disturbing-hundreds-of-enslaved-peoples-graves/
about 1 year ago
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#baseball
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Community Viewpoint: Black baseball matters, too
Black baseball matters, too
https://godanriver.com/opinion/letters/letter-black-baseball-matters-too/article_fd8c67e6-28bd-11ef-9d06-f742a3a320d6.html
about 1 year ago
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#blackhistory
#church
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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.
https://godanriver.com/opinion/column/bellevue-hill-danville/article_db428c6c-b240-11ef-9bd3-ef2942c63fc7.html
about 1 year ago
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#alcohol
#beer
#wine
#blackhistory
#unclenearest
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The enslaved people who produced alcohol for Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, andā¦
Enslaved people were familiar with alcohol, as some received an allotment of alcohol from their owners around the Christmas and New Yearāsā¦
https://medium.com/@jefflbennett/the-enslaved-people-who-produced-alcohol-for-presidents-george-washington-thomas-jefferson-and-b6ce54912acb
about 1 year ago
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