When I connect with Devon Davis Kitzo-Creed through Zoom, it’s 7:00 p.m. in Central Europe for her and 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in the States...
#Blaxit: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
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Katrina Spencer
When in Rome…
by Katrina Spencer Twenty years ago I made my first trip abroad to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I was 18 and had long been curious about the world....
The Reverend Speaks of Roots & Robes
Hands down, Carolyn Dillard wins two superlative categories in my book. For one, she is the most stylish person I’ve met in all of Charlottesville....
Building a Legacy that Outlasts You
Written by Katrina Spencer; featured image by Kori Price When we sit down, it’s at the Shenandoah Joe’s on 10th & Preston, right alongside...
The Swahili Beyond the Safaris and the Maasai
by Katrina Spencer If you saw Dr. Anne Rotich walking about Charlottesville, you might just assume she’s a highly melanated sister from around the...
A car crashed into her living room — and it was all terribly inconvenient
by Katrina Spencer If you’ve never had your neighbor’s 2003 Ford Taurus station wagon jump a curb and enter your residential living room, let me...
Black Love: Symposium & Soirée
by Katrina Spencer We’re always singing about it. Pick your era! “I wanna be living for the love of you” ~The Isley Brothers, 1975 “Dream lover come...
Exploring Black Brazil
by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of...
Community Recalls Mass Shooting in Its Own Words
by Katrina Spencer Late Sunday night, November 13, 2022, five students from the University of Virginia (UVA) were shot, three of whom were killed,...
The Beautiful Work of Her Hands
by Katrina Spencer Kristal Farmer Grady can do it all. Locs, weaves, bantu knots, wigs, cornrows, relaxer, protective styles, twistouts, braidouts,...
A Sweet New Face in the Crowd
Photo Caption: Tamica Jean-Charles (center, with glasses atop her head) poses with several Brown Shuga event attendees. by Katrina Spencer...
Chihamba: A Time for Healing
by Katrina Spencer For over 30 years running, the Chihamba African American Cultural Arts Festival, a celebration of Black life, has been held in...
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