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Virginia Ali (born December 17, 1933) is an American businesswomen and co-owner of Ben's Chili Bowl, which she founded with her husband Ben Ali.[1][2][3] in 1958.
Biography
Early Life
Family Life
Ali was born on December 17, 1933, in . Her mother, was a xxx and her father, xxx, a xxxx. Ali was raised in xxx, and attended xx High School, being graduated in 19xx. In high school, the xxxxxx
Virginia first met Ben Ali when he came to the Industrial Bank to deposit money from a local restaurant he worked at.[4] They were married on October 10, 1958[5]
Education
Career
She was a teller at Industrial Bank, a historic African American owned bank based in Washington D.C.
Ben’s Chili Bowl was opened on August 22, 1958.[6]
Activism
Virginia first met her husband in the 1950s. while Ben Ali was attending dentistry school at Howard University.
Ali has served on the boards of several of organizations including For Love of Children.[7]
Awards and honors
She was inducted in the DC Hall of Fame along with her husband in 2002.[7]
She and her husband received the Key to the City from mayor Adrian Fenty in honor of the restaurant’s 50th anniversary in 2008.[7]
References
- ^ Sidman, Jessica (December 17, 2020). "Ben's Chili Bowl Owner Virginia Ali Turns 87 Today. Here's What She's Most Grateful For". Washingtonian. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Azam, Nuzaira (April 5, 2021). "From MLK and civil rights movement to BLM and storming of Capitol, Virginia Ali has seen it all". The American Bazaar. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Turning Back the Clock with Virginia Ali of Ben's Chili Bowl | Washington DC". washington.org. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ https://afro.com/virginia-ali-owner-of-bens-chili-bowl-embraces-60-years-of-change/
- ^ "Ben Ali, 82, Whose Chili Bowl Became a D.C. Landmark, Dies". 2009-10-09. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "My Story: Virginia Ali". Washington Business Journal. July 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ a b c "Ben's Chili Bowl Virginia Ali | Q&A | Where are the Black Chefs? | PBS". Where are the Black Chefs? | PBS. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-08-12.