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Historically Black neighborhoods fight to preserve community in Arlington
ARLnow - February 26, 2025
Facing ongoing gentrification issues, Arlington’s historically Black communities are trying to preserve the social cohesiveness that helped residents triumph over past struggles.
“It used to be [that] when something happened, the community coalesced. It’s not what it used to be — some people don’t want to be bothered,” said Wilma Jones, who has written extensively about her Halls Hill/High View Park community.
Jones was joined by Portia Clark, former president of the Green Valley Civic Association, in a Monday online Black History Month presentation hosted by the NAACP Arlington Branch.
New Arlington NAACP leader urges unity and continued advocacy
ARLnow - January 15, 2025
A change in leadership but no change in focus is the 2025 plan for the Arlington NAACP.
“We must continue to speak, to act. We need every voice, every hand, every heart,” said the Rev. Dr. DeLishia Davis, who on Sunday night (Jan. 12) formally was installed for a two-year term as the organization’s president.
She succeeds Michael Hemminger, who chaired the civil-rights organization’s local chapter for 2023-24.
In her remarks, Davis — pastor of Calloway United Methodist Church — said civil-rights advocates need to put aside personal ambitions and eschew internal strife, working instead toward common goals.
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