by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, Descendant Project Researcher, University of Virginia; featured photo by Emily Faith Morgan An avid genealogist for...
Strategies for Effective African American Genealogy Research
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Education
reReflector 03: Preserving the History of Black Education
by Niya Bates; featured photo credit by author Thirteen miles northeast of Charlottesville, an unassuming, one-story, white school building with two...
The Charlottesville Freedom School
by Naila A. Smith, PhD; featured photo provided by Barbara M. Fitch In the summer of 1964, a group of students coordinated the first Freedom School...
Local Child Care Entrepreneurs Shine Bright for Kids
by Gail Esterman; featured photo by Princess Long My name is Gail Esterman and I have always been drawn to stories about how children are treated by...
Black and Green: Meet Josephus Allmond
by Tasha Durrett; featured photo by Stu Maxey Advocacy looks like a lot of things. It can be protesting in the streets or working directly with...
Finding Space to Thrive: Black Women Who Wine
by Channing Mathews Black Women Who Wine is a love letter to Black women and our thriving. Initially a small meet-up between sisters and a niece,...
What is Our Why? A Video Short about Vinegar Hill Magazine
In this video, Eddie Harris, Katrina Spencer, Angilee Shah, Charles Lewis and Sarad talk about Vinegar Hill Magazine. This video short explores why...
Zyahna Bryant: Black Woman Activist
by Naila A. Smith, PhD Zyahna Bryant is a powerhouse. At 22 years old, the Charlottesville native, youth activist, and community organizer, has...
(re)Reflector 02: A Queen Celebrates Juneteenth and Black Freedom
by Niya Bates and Ms. Maxine Holland If you’ve attended a Black cultural event in Charlottesville, chances are you’ve seen Ms. Maxine Holland...
Jayla Rose Hart & The Black Monologues
by Jessica Harris; featured photo of Jayla Rose Hart by John Robinson You might not have heard of multi-hyphenate artist and poet Jayla Rose Hart,...
The #100Cuts Initiative
by Naila A. Smith, PhD; Featured photo by Madeline Walsh and edited by Marley Canteen In 2020, firearm-related injuries became the number one...
Raye Elliot Becomes Founder and First as FLIPP, Inc Solar Training Provider
STAFF WRITERFLIPP Inc, a Virginia-based organization, has made history by becoming a fully accredited training company and an Associate Registered...
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