by Channing Mathews, PhD This month I have the honor of introducing our newest contributor to Vinegar Hill Magazine, the soon-to-be Dr. Niya Bates....
Community Development
Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift [—Central Virginia, 1900-1925]
Arts, Community, Community Development, Education
The Picture me as I am exhibition is now on display in-person at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC). The title Picture...
UPDATED: You Get What You Focus On: Antwon Brinson’s Vision of Using Food to Build Community
CIM Project, Community Development, Education, First Person C-Ville
by Antwon Brinson | CEO Culinary Concepts AB | Main Photo by Sera Petras This story was published as a part of Charlottesville Inclusive Media...
Jay Simple and The Bridge
Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris
by Jessica Harris Photography may be a hobby to some, but to Jay Simple, it serves as a compass for navigating life’s terrain. Recently...
Black Love: Symposium & Soirée
Community, Community Development, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer
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...
Prolyfyck: Getting Through Something Hard with Somebody
Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Naila Smith
By Naila A. Smith, PhD In 2006, William “Will” Jones III moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. A barber by profession, he started cutting hair at...
Exploring Black Brazil
Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel
by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of...
Pass the Cornbread!
Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink
by Channing Mathews When I think of cornbread, I am immediately transported to my maternal grandma’s Floridian kitchen, where both my grandma and...
My 14th Christmas in prison
CIM Project, Community Development
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,...
Kwanzaa Celebration at Jefferson School of African American Heritage
Community Development, Education
by Leslie Scott-Jones Join the Jefferson School of African American Heritage Center on Monday, December 26th, 2022 between 1:00 and 5:00 pm for a...
No, We Are Not Oppressed: A Photo Essay
CIM Project, Community Development, Entertainment
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...
Community Recalls Mass Shooting in Its Own Words
Community Development, Katrina Spencer
by Katrina Spencer Late Sunday night, November 13, 2022, five students from the University of Virginia (UVA) were shot, three of whom were killed,...
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Community Development, History, Naila Smith, Travel
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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