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....
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Ézé Amos: Journeying Behind the Camera
Written by Jessica Harris; featured portrait of Ézé Amos by Clarence Green While photographer Ézé Amos’s journey may have been a slight detour from...
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...
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...
Raised/Razed: A Documentary Film on Vinegar Hill
by Naila A. Smith, PhD “Raised/Razed” is an hour-long documentary film produced by the VPM Media Corporation and written and directed by Lorenzo...
Veronica Jackson & Black Joy Is…
by Jessica Harris Fearless. Female. Ferocious. These words perfectly describe artist and designer Veronica Jackson. They’re also words from the...
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...
(Re)Living Black Histories with Niya Bates
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....
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Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift [—Central Virginia, 1900-1925]
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...
Jay Simple and The Bridge
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
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
By Naila A. Smith, PhD In 2006, William “Will” Jones III moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. A barber by profession, he started cutting hair at...
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