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Feb 15, 2020 · The real Miss Virginia Walden Ford is a well-known Black activist who led the fight for parent empowerment and created new educational opportunities for underserved children and their families.
Oct 23, 2019 · But Virginia Walden Ford never hid when her opponents lobbed vicious charges at her. She confronted their myths head on, won a victory for DC students, and now her story is a movie showing on...
Nov 9, 2019 · A mother's battle for her son's education. At risk of losing her son Virginia Walden Ford fought to change the US education system. Show more.
MISS VIRGINIA is inspired by the story of Virginia Walden Ford, a struggling single mother from a low-income neighborhood in Washington, DC. Affectionately called “Miss Virginia” and “the Education Lady” by neighborhood children, Virginia fought to create a scholarship program for her at-risk son and children like him. And she won.
Jul 7, 2021 · A conversation about the impact of the film Miss Virginia. By Virginia Walden Ford. When I was approached more than a decade ago about the potential for a feature film to be made about my life, I was more than skeptical. Why me?
Nov 7, 2019 · By Mun Kang | November 7, 2019. The true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a single mother, turned education activist in 2003 as her son struggled in school due to its limited resources. These issues drove her to enroll her son in private school, but that price became too steep to handle.
Oct 2, 2019 · INDIANAPOLIS—This weekend marks the opening of Miss Virginia, a new feature film starring Uzo Aduba based on the true story of EdChoice board member Virginia Walden Ford, who became a national school choice advocate after struggling to find the right schooling option for her son in Washington, D.C.
