Community Work Is the Best Work: From the Block to the Boardroom
How One Man’s Journey From Prison to Purpose Is Rewriting the Rules of Re-Entry by Marquan E. Jones | Photos by Eze Amos The yellow legal pads are stacked in neat columns on Martize “Tez” Tolbert’s desk at the Fountain Fund offices in Charlottesville. Each one represents a person. A…
Covesville History Day preserves village’s Black history one memory at a time
Instead of preserving structures, this annual event prioritizes capturing community stories while elders are still here to share them. by Tiana Woodard COVESVILLE — As Devon Williams cut a path…
Best In Black Cville 2026 Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in the nominating and voting process for the Best In Black C-Ville Awards 2026! With over 4,000 community members nominating candidates and casting votes…
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Heart & Hustle: Continuing a Legacy of Stewardship and Servant Leadership
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Rebecca George Service isn’t just something Kimberly Sheffield does—it’s woven into her very DNA. Raised in rural Madison County, Virginia, Sheffield grew up steeped in a tradition of quiet,…
2026 High School Grads Reflect On Local Community
by Jessica Harris Jessica Harris is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has written for Vinegar Hill Magazine for three years. She’s passionate about accessible arts education, community-based work and, of course, 70s & 80s music. …
Future Heirlooms: We are the Ancestors
by Khalilah Jones | photos by Brian Dunn & Corrine Ice | Creator Hub How are you living a life worth remembering? There comes a moment when you stop looking over your shoulder for the…
Building Roadmaps to Culinary Careers
by Channing J. Mathews Channing J. Mathews is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she works as an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. Her journalism experience comes from a desire to translate research into…
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Adult Children Urge Early Care Conversations With Elders
by Katrina L. Spencer Katrina L. Spencer began writing for Vinegar Hill Magazine in 2022 when she lived in Charlottesville.…
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Selects Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS) to Lead Swords Into Plowshares Public Art Project
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center has selected Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS), in partnership…
Best In Black Cville Is Back…And This Year, We’re Honoring the Ancestors.
by Khalilah Jones The nomination window for the 2026 Best In Black Cville Awards is officially OPEN! The theme for…
2026 High School Grads Reflect On Local Community
by Jessica Harris Jessica Harris is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has written for Vinegar Hill Magazine for three years.…
Death Isn’t Funny… Unless it’s Black
The Annihilation of Black Creation by Leslie M. Scott-Jones Frank B. Wilderson III, the father of Afropessimism, said, “Human life…