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The Virginian-Pilot will host a virtual town hall starting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 for community members to have an open discussion about Norfolk’s history, it’s divisions and their personal experiences.
The city cancelled an interview with The Pilot, citing litigation that's been going on for a year — a period during which officials have given many interviews about the redevelopment.
Now, decades after Brown v. Board of Education and the Fair Housing Act were supposed to break down barriers dividing the races, neighborhoods in Norfolk are even more segregated than they were during the Jim Crow era, and the schools aren’t far behind.
Kristen Lentz spent 19 years leading Norfolk's Utilities department, overseeing a water system that serves nearly a million Hampton Roads residents and negotiating nine-figure water deals.