VMI pledges cooperation with review after allegations of racist culture

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LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) – The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors is pledging to cooperate with an “objective, independent review of VMI’s culture” amid allegations of racism and/or discrimination at the school.

The board sent a letter Tuesday to Governor Ralph Northam in response to Northam’s letter to VMI calling for an investigation in the wake of a Washington Post article about alleged racist incidents at the university.

The article, published over the weekend, included criticism of the New Market Parade, a VMI tradition, and other experiences that cadets claim they had.