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She spent 18 years in central Virginia prisons — and wants the world to know that incarcerated mothers matter

By Candace WilliamsMarch 4, 2026April 23, 2026

by Candace Williams Before I was inmate number 1414048, I was Candace Williams. And long before the system knew my name, I was a little girl whose mother was in and […]

First Person C-Ville

Want to tell your own First Person story? Join Charlottesville Inclusive Media for an evening community workshop

by Taylor Frazier November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

First Person C-Ville

She left Yogaville because of its toxic environment, but wants to keep telling the stories of survivors

by Taylor Frazier November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

First Person C-Ville

The inaugural Trans Futures Conference is coming to Charlottesville. Charley Burton explains why this is the right place to host it

by Taylor Frazier November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

First Person C-Ville

A place where the dream of equality lived in Albemarle County

by Vinegar Hill Magazine May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

First Person C-Ville

To Trump, the Federal Executive Institute was ‘serving the Federal bureaucracy.’ Here’s what it was to someone who helped run it

by Vinegar Hill Magazine March 21, 2025May 12, 2025

First Person C-Ville

If federal funding for science is cut, we won’t just be losing the research

by Vinegar Hill Magazine March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Angilee Shah

What’s changing in the federal government matters — how it impacts you matters even more

by Vinegar Hill Magazine February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Darnell Lamont Walker

“You’re One of Us Now”: Buying My First Gun & Becoming “American”

by Vinegar Hill Magazine December 30, 2024January 24, 2025

CIM Project

My downtown art exhibit was vandalized. Here’s why I’m keeping the damage

by Vinegar Hill Magazine July 20, 2024November 28, 2024

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How one family owned and ran the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — for generations

by Vinegar Hill Magazine April 16, 2024November 21, 2024

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It was once his family’s farm — the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — but now we all own part of it

by Vinegar Hill Magazine March 15, 2024November 21, 2024

Category: First Person C-Ville

She spent 18 years in central Virginia prisons — and wants the world to know that incarcerated mothers matter

Want to tell your own First Person story? Join Charlottesville Inclusive Media for an evening community workshop

She left Yogaville because of its toxic environment, but wants to keep telling the stories of survivors

The inaugural Trans Futures Conference is coming to Charlottesville. Charley Burton explains why this is the right place to host it

A place where the dream of equality lived in Albemarle County

To Trump, the Federal Executive Institute was ‘serving the Federal bureaucracy.’ Here’s what it was to someone who helped run it

If federal funding for science is cut, we won’t just be losing the research

What’s changing in the federal government matters — how it impacts you matters even more

“You’re One of Us Now”: Buying My First Gun & Becoming “American”

My downtown art exhibit was vandalized. Here’s why I’m keeping the damage

How one family owned and ran the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — for generations

It was once his family’s farm — the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County — but now we all own part of it

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