by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Dec 26, 2022 | CIM Project, Community Development
by Mithrellas Curtis “Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright,” I sang softly, harmonizing with my mom and sisters. About 20 years ago, in Saltville, Virginia, Silmarien, Gwynniel and I sat huddled around our mother on a sagging couch. Even in the dinky...
by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Dec 24, 2022 | Community Development, Education
by Leslie Scott-Jones Join the Jefferson School of African American Heritage Center on Monday, December 26th, 2022 between 1:00 and 5:00 pm for a celebration of Kwanzaa. Read on for Leslie Scott-Jones’ brief recapitulation of the holiday celebration’s origins. Kwanzaa...
by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Dec 20, 2022 | CIM Project, Community Development, Entertainment
by Marley Nichelle | Locs Image We are not oppressed is a photo essay by Marley Nichelle for Locs Image of Black people and families in Charlottesville and beyond. This essay is designed to recognize the inherent agency and humanity in Black people. The essay is a...
by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Dec 2, 2022 | Community Development, Hometown Heroes
Muralist Jae Johnson prepares to reveal the A New Narrative mural. Photo Credit: Derrick Waller Charlottesville has had a history of inequity and piercing poverty considering the wealth and resources of the region. The United Way of Greater Charlottesville has been...
by Vinegar Hill Magazine | Dec 1, 2022 | Community Development, Hometown Heroes
by Sarad Davenport When Lance moved back to Charlottesville in 2003 after finishing his degree at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, he found a job working at the Atlantic Coast Athletic Club (ACAC). He was just a young man trying to find his...
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