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Gun violence is as much about changing our culture as it is about changing our laws, says UVA undergrad activist
by Karly Scholz The first time I confronted gun violence, I was 15 years old at Madison West High School in Wisconsin in 2018. We were celebrating...
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...
UPDATED: You Get What You Focus On: Antwon Brinson’s Vision of Using Food to Build Community
by Antwon Brinson | CEO Culinary Concepts AB | Main Photo by Sera Petras This story was published as a part of Charlottesville Inclusive Media...
Why a crossing guard will suggest Charlottesville’s City Council install speed cameras near schools
by Adrienne Dent Next Monday, I’ll appear before City Council to represent the Charlottesville City Schools crossing guards to appeal for a pilot...
My 14th Christmas in prison
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,...
No, We Are Not Oppressed: A Photo Essay
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...
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down
by India Sims I got a call from Ryan Homes in the summer of 2019. My family and I were qualified to purchase a home in Glenmore, a gated community...
He used to sneak to the back of the library to learn about who he was — now this trans advocate has his own book
by Charley Burton There aren’t many trans elders my age in Virginia, let alone in Charlottesville. As 62-year-old Black trans man, my path narrows —...
Vinegar Hill Magazine Awarded $50,000 Grant from Borealis Philanthropy
Vinegar Hill Magazine is proud to announce that we have been granted a $50,000 award from the Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity in...
In Charlottesville’s ‘summer of hate,’ a Chinese American pastor found his place in the struggle for civil rights
Michael Cheuk (third from the left in the red clergy stole) marched at Justice Park in Charlottesville, in opposition to a rally by the Ku Klux Klan...
In the police department, it was a struggle to be Black, and at home, it was a struggle to be blue
by Regine Wright | Regine Wright is a private investigator, Army veteran, and former police officer who lives in the Charlottesville Albemarle area...
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