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Open Letter: firing Chief Brackney was not acceptable

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Open Letter: firing Chief Brackney was not acceptable

I am writing you as a long-time resident of this city who is still astonished, though no longer surprised, by the unbridged distance between white and Black Charlottesville communities.

Katherine McNamara
Oct 12, 2021
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Open Letter: firing Chief Brackney was not acceptable

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Dear Mayor and Councilors:

I am writing you as a long-time resident of this city who is still astonished, though no longer surprised, by the unbridged distance between white and Black Charlottesville communities. The abrupt firing of Chief Brackney by City Manager Boyles is the latest example of this sad reality.

When the newly appointed Chief announced h…

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Katherine McNamara
Writer, editor, publisher. Archipelago.org. Artist's Proof Editions. The Kalifornsky Project. Books. Trying to live fully in the 21st Century, with frequent bemusement.
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