FEATURE: VIRGINIA WALDEN FORD INTERVIEWED BY THE LOS ANGELES SENTINEL
Virginia Walden Ford is not afraid of a fight especially not when the welfare of African American children is on the line. Then she is “fearless” and “relentless” and where superheroines are drawn for comic book mythology, here, we have a real-life warrior who battled over school vouchers in the nation’s capital.
Ford knew that her son deserved better and fought to get her son into a private school — with the government footing the bill.
Virginia Walden Ford is known as a dedicated and effective Black D.C. activist who shook it up in the late 1990s and 2000s pushing for vouchers despite the opposition by many Democratic leaders in the District.
It didn’t stop her, in fact, the obstacles motivated her more.
In the movie version of her life — “Miss Virginia” — Virginia Walden Ford is played by Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”). The release of the film seems to be fitting perfectly to reflect our current political climate. If you follow education news then you know that the Trump administration is pushing for an expansion of vouchers and as Democratic presidential candidates debate school choice.
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