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    Tag:  racism

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    Letter: Learn about racism via Justice in January

    Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by Letters

    “If you are like me and see the value in all people and would like to understand the problem better in hopes of doing better to create a new culture where racism is a thing of the past, then I invite you to join me for Justice in January.”

    2.3 K views3LettersOpinion

    Casting the first stone: The Gospel According to Jerry

    Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 by Jerry Sternberg

    “If we follow that logic, though, shouldn’t we also tear down Vance Elementary School rather than merely renaming it?”

    5.1 K views21CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Union can help improve health care, fight inequality

    Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 by Letters

    “As we demonstrate for transformation of police departments, the removal of statues and other symbols of racism, remember that unequal health care delivery to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) is real, with lifelong and generational effects.”

    1.3 K views+LettersOpinion

    Patriotism or bigotry? The Gospel According to Jerry

    Posted on September 29, 2020September 28, 2020 by Jerry Sternberg

    “You cannot practice racism and bigotry and still call yourself a ‘patriot.'”

    3.5 K views1CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Peace Day can start the healing at home

    Posted on September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 by Letters

    “Peace in Asheville has never been more important than in the year 2020.”

    1.4 K views+LettersOpinion

    Council grapples with systemic racism in pair of votes

    Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 by Molly Horak

    Asheville City Council unanimously adopted a resolution supporting reparations for Asheville’s Black community at its July 14 meeting. Members also moved to table a $83,000 contract with risk-management firm Hillard Heintze to investigate Asheville Police Department’s response to recent protests after listening to community concerns.

    3.7 K views3News

    Letter: Cover focus should have been on Black leaders

    Posted on July 1, 2020June 30, 2020 by Letters

    “The white-led action featured in your cover story was inspired by Black-led protests — which are the real story.”

    1.7 K views4LettersOpinion

    Letter: After Asheville protests, what’s next?

    Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 by Letters

    “What’s next? Whites need to listen and learn about the roots of systemic racism and poverty.”

    2.8 K views11LettersOpinion

    Letter: Protesting is worth the risk

    Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Letters

    “My family may worry about our safety for a few weeks, but others in this country worry every single day — pandemic or not.”

    2.3 K views8LettersOpinion

    Letter: Shame on Asheville for its systemic racism

    Posted on March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 by Letters

    “Segregation and economic apartheid have been standard operating procedure for all my life in Asheville, and that has not changed.”

    4.5 K views6LettersOpinion
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    Readers shared views on developmen­t, politics, the environmen­t and more in 2019

    Posted on December 28, 2019December 27, 2019 by Tracy Rose

    How did Xpress readers process all the local news and changes this year? Here’s a look at the topics that generated the most commentaries, letters to the editor and online comments in Xpress in 2019.

    3.3 K views+CommentaryOpinion
    Patrick McHenry at the Riceville Community Center

    McHenry, Buncombe residents clash at Riceville town hall

    Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by Daniel Walton

    The 10th Congressional District representative’s constituents challenged him on issues including climate policy, Israel-U.S. relations and the behavior of President Donald Trump at his annual Buncombe County town hall on July 31 at the Riceville Community Center.

    5.5 K views11Community NewsNewsPolitics & Elections

    Letter: Racism with a capital ‘R’

    Posted on April 26, 2019April 23, 2019 by Letters

    “How despicable to think that a grown woman cannot make her own statement about her interpretation and experience regarding working with President Trump.”

    3.9 K views5LettersOpinion

    Parsing the R-word: The Gospel According to Jerry

    Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 by Jerry Sternberg

    “I was shocked and dismayed by the optics when, while watching the Michael Cohen congressional hearing, Mark Meadows, our own 11th District representative, paraded an African-American lady before the assemblage like a life-size cardboard cutout.”

    7.8 K views58CommentaryOpinion

    Let’s join forces to create a truly healthy community

    Posted on February 11, 2019February 12, 2019 by Xpress Contributor

    “The only way we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to achieve optimal health is to work together with a shared and well-coordinated commitment to improving our community’s health.”

    4.8 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: We must learn how to talk to each other again

    Posted on September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 by Letters

    “Somehow our country has devolved into a land that when we disagree with one another’s politics, race, gender preference or religious choice, some of us feel it’s all right to kill them. I missed the meeting when this was agreed on as a rational form of dissent.”

    3.2 K views9LettersOpinion

    Kids Issue 2018: Stopping racism

    Posted on March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by Xpress Contributor

    “There is a pretty big problem in Asheville. It’s racism.”

    2.8 K viewsArtsLiteratureVisual Art

    Blazing crosswalks

    Posted on March 19, 2018March 18, 2018 by Molton

    ASHEVILLE, NC

    2.2 K views+HumorOpinion

    Conference to focus on economic inclusion, equity

    Posted on October 5, 2017October 8, 2017 by Leslie Boyd

    The third annual conference, “Bringing it Home: Building a Local Economy for Everyone,” will take place on Oct. 7 at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville.

    1.9 K views+BusinessCommunity NewsNews

    Letter: Asheville has long history of institutio­nal racism

    Posted on August 3, 2017August 1, 2017 by Letters

    “Very little has changed here since I was co-captain of the first integrated Asheville High football team and learned much about how Asheville has stacked the deck against nonwhites, and frankly that has not changed nearly as much as it should have over the years.”

    9.6 K views35LettersOpinion

    Letter: Rededicate the Vance Monument

    Posted on July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 by Letters

    “The monument is directly on the site of the old courthouse where the slave auctions were held. It is the exact location where blacks were sold into bondage. It has always been apparent to me, and yet I have never heard one person suggest it, that the monument be rededicated to them.”

    14.3 K views40LettersOpinion
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