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Nominations for The People’s Choice | We are Charlottesville | Best In Black Awards

Sep 13, 2021 | Best In Black, Business, Community Development

Cast your nominations HERE Nominations for The People’s Choice | We are Charlottesville | Best In Black Awards are now open. We are so excited to...

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Nov 17, 2020 | Best In Black

Thank all of you who participated in the nominating and voting process. We had over 3,000 people either nominate or cast votes for the winners...

Inaugural ‘Best In Black’ Awards Announced

Feb 7, 2020 | Best In Black

We are doing this to celebrate the greatness and excellence displayed in the Black business and arts community and to help to grow an engaged customer base.

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Everybody Loves Chris: A Conversation with Comedian Chris Alan

By Sarad Davenport | Photo by Phil Provencio For many of us, when we think of Rochester, New York, we think of it as the home of Kodak (not that one), Xerox, and of course Wegmans. Yet for folks like comedian Chris Alan, it is also known for being a very divided...

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Charlottesville Planning Commission unanimously approves Comprehensive Plan update after nearly five years of work; now it goes to City Council for a hearing

One major component of Charlottesville's Comprehensive Plan update is creating more, and more affordable, housing of many types throughout the city, including quadplexes, like this one on the corner of Second St. NW and Hedge St. Charlottesville Planning Commission...

Community Development, Education

Things Come Together: A Story of Hope & Heritage

By Sarad Davenport | Photos by Eze Amos Dr. Andrea Douglas describes herself as an art historian specializing in works of the African Diaspora. Anchored in a deep modesty she said, “I took the thing that I loved most in my life and made it my life.” The child of...

Business, Entertainment

Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting

Pharrell / Photo Credit: David Buchan / Stringer Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting Donovan Lynch, Pharrell's cousin, was fatally shot by police in March. Pharrell Williams is displeased with Virginia Beach...

Community Development, Politics

This historic building now for sale in Court Square was once the site of Charlottesville’s slave auction block. The listing does not include that fact.

On a hot and hazy afternoon smack dab in the middle of September, Jalane Schmidt stood on a brick sidewalk in Court Square, her gaze cast downward. “These are so fresh,” she said with delight, gesturing with open palms at more than half a dozen vases of fresh...

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Nominations for The People’s Choice | We are Charlottesville | Best In Black Awards

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Inaugural ‘Best In Black’ Awards Announced

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Everybody Loves Chris: A Conversation with Comedian Chris Alan

Charlottesville Planning Commission unanimously approves Comprehensive Plan update after nearly five years of work; now it goes to City Council for a hearing

Things Come Together: A Story of Hope & Heritage

Pharrell Pulls His Music Fest From Virginia, Cites Upset Over Cousin's Fatal Shooting

This historic building now for sale in Court Square was once the site of Charlottesville’s slave auction block. The listing does not include that fact.

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