Moe in the News
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Arlington's 2025 MLK Tribute
Arlington County Government
Short clip of an interview with Monique Bryant, Executive Director of Challenging Racism where she discusses how Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy has helped shape the work of the organization.
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Community, state leaders come together for Juneteenth celebration in Arlington
DC News Now
We want to pay homage. We want to talk about where we’ve been [through], the resilience, the fortitude and the strength, where we currently are what has brought us here to celebrate today and make sure we’re able to inspire future generations,” Executive Director of Challenging Racism, Monique Bryant, said. “We want to educate. We want to inspire them to carry on the fight to make sure history is never lost.
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A high school football team told adults they were spat on and called the n-word. Nothing changed until a player posted, ‘enough is enough!’
Washington Post
It started with students speaking up.
In recent days, parents, educators and other adults in Northern Virginia have publicly stood up and stood by football players from an Arlington high school who say they were called slurs, including the n-word and “boy,” and spat on by members of an opposing team.
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Wakefield High School football players called n-word, spit on during game, parent alleges
WUSA9 CBS
An altercation involving racial slurs and spitting between football players at a Fairfax County Public School and an Arlington Public School has resulted in a game suspension for several players.