by Katrina Spencer For over 30 years running, the Chihamba African American Cultural Arts Festival, a celebration of Black life, has been held in...
Chihamba: A Time for Healing
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Jessica Harris’ Nimble Pivot Brings Classic Theater to Town
by Katrina Spencer Stage play director Jessica Harris’ endless passion for empowering her community through theater arts has led her to stage...
Cultural Appreciation vs. Cultural Appropriation
by Khalilah Jones | Featured Image by John Visions Model: Micah Washington Wardrobe Styling: Khalilah Jones Listen, we all know that trends come and...
Entertainment Lawyer/Manager, Elva Mason talks about Growing up in Charlottesville, Her ties to Vinegar Hill and Giving Back
by Sarad Davenport Elva Mason is a native of Charlottesville, whose mother grew up on Vinegar Hill. She is a UVA undergraduate and Law grad, and an...
Black Playmaking Is The Thing
by Leslie M. Scott-Jones Ass. Curator of Education & Public Programs Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Five years ago, as what...
Raised/Razed, a Maupintown Media Production Sets to Premiere at the Heritage Center
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Lorenzo Dickerson and Jordy Yager proudly present Raised/Razed, a documentary film about the life and destruction of Vinegar...
What Did the Black Artists Movement Teach Us?
by Leslie M. Scott-Jones On February second in 1969 the New York Times published an entire page of essays written by luminaries from the Black...
“New Negro” Pop-Up Portrait Exhibition Explores Hidden History
Charlottesville, VA: The Holsinger Portrait Project, a partnership between the University of Virginia and the Jefferson School African American...
David Straughn Directs ‘Pipeline’ at Live Arts
STAFF WRITER Vinegar Hill took some time to talk with David Straughn about ‘Pipeline’ a stageplay that he directed at Live Arts Theather in...
Call for Artists for “Lay My Burdens Down” Exhibition
The Charlottesville Black Arts Collective through McGuffey Art Center is excited to announce a call for artists for an exhibition, “Lay My Burdens...
Living Beyond the Limitations: A Conversation with Darnell Lamont Walker
by Sarad Davenport | Photos by Photographer: Hunnus (IG: @hunnus) We took some time to catch up with Darnell Lamont Walker, a writer for Netflix’s...
Proposal for Black-Owned Richmond Casino Rejected by Voters
Post written by Tamara D. Fair It’s no dice for Richmond’s Urban One casino project. The casino, which allegedly would have been the country’s first...
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