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 for this year’s winners, your energy and engagement have been nothing short of inspiring. We know we have years of…
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…
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…
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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…
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. She left Virginia to pursue a master’s degree in journalism and media. Having completed her…
Into the Streamer-verse: Black Streamers Talk Highs and Lows of An Emerging Medium
by Oisakhose Aghomo Oisakhose is a Georgia peach by way of Nigeria, but she is currently based in Austin, Texas. She writes about arts, culture, climate and politics. She’s written for Austin Chronicle, YES Magazine,…
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 the 2026 Soul Of Cville Festival is “Future Heirlooms: We Are Ancestors.” And before anybody…
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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.…
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…
When Grief Shows Up Quietly
by Lady Najm Lady Najm is a Charlottesville-based singer-songwriter, writer and creative facilitator whose work explores healing through music, reflection,…
Central Virginia Agrarian Commons land trust helps BIPOC farmers ‘build a system the community controls’
The trust owns at least 150 acres, which serve as fertile training ground for future Black farmers By Tiana Woodard…
Nothing Feels Real Anymore — And Deep Down, We All Know It
by Khalilah Jones There was a time when people built relationships slowly. Intentionally. Over phone calls that lasted too long…