Arts

Chihamba: A Time for Healing

Arts, Community Development, Entertainment, Katrina Spencer

by Katrina Spencer For over 30 years running, the Chihamba African American Cultural Arts Festival, a celebration of Black life, has been held in...

Jessica Harris’ Nimble Pivot Brings Classic Theater to Town

Arts, Education, Entertainment, Katrina Spencer

by Katrina Spencer Stage play director Jessica Harris’ endless passion for empowering her community through theater arts has led her to stage...

Black Playmaking Is The Thing

Arts, Community Development, Entertainment

by Leslie M. Scott-Jones Ass. Curator of Education & Public Programs Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Five years ago, as what...

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Exploring Black Brussels: A Trip to Matongé

by Naila A. Smith, PhD I recently visited Brussels, Belgium, a small country in the west of Europe, nestled between France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Belgium is often called the “battlefield of Europe" due to its central and strategic location which...

Community Development, History, Hometown Heroes, Niya Bates

(re)Reflector 01: The Black Press

by Niya Bates Growing up in the 1990s, I used to cut posters out of Hype Hair, Jet, and WordUp Magazines while I waited for my mom to get her hair done at Ebony Images hair salon in Charlottesville’s Seminole Trail Shopping Center. Thinking about it evokes a series...

Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink, History, Hometown Heroes

Community Cornerstones: Mel’s Cafe

by Channing Mathews This month my journey through the Black food and wine-ways of Charlottesville led me to Mel’s Café on Main Street, run graciously by its dedicated, self-taught chef and owner, Mel Walker. Mel is no stranger to food reviews, as he has been...

Arts, Community Development, Jessica Harris

Kori Price & Blackity Black Black

by Jessica Harris “I don't want to just survive as an artist. I want to thrive.” That phrase is artist Kori Price’s mission statement. And between her personal artwork and serving as president of the Charlottesville Black Arts Collective (CBAC), she is certainly...

Arts, Community Development, Entertainment

Poet Samantha Thornhill Comes to Charlottesville

STAFF WRITER Are you a fan of poetry? Then you won't want to miss the chance to celebrate the work of Samantha Thornhill, a talented poet who has recently published a new book of poetry entitled "The Animated Universe". Samantha is a graduate of the prestigious MFA...

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Chihamba: A Time for Healing

Jessica Harris’ Nimble Pivot Brings Classic Theater to Town

Black Playmaking Is The Thing

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Exploring Black Brussels: A Trip to Matongé

(re)Reflector 01: The Black Press

Community Cornerstones: Mel’s Cafe

Kori Price & Blackity Black Black

Poet Samantha Thornhill Comes to Charlottesville

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