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...
Health and Wellness
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...
Healthy Aging for All: The Center at Belvedere
Arts, Community Development, Health and Wellness
by Enid B. Krieger | Photos provided by author Bernadette Whitsett-Hammond, recently retired from her position as a school psychologist for...
Manifesting the Maldives
Health and Wellness, Style, Travel
by Michaela Nicole So, the top of everyone’s bucket list is the Maldives, it’s the dream trip of a lifetime. The water, the beaches, the island...
The Women Who Get It, Get It
Arts, Business, Health and Wellness, Style
by Khalilah Jones Photographer: Brian Dunn Wardrobe Stylist: Khalilah Jones Models: Ciera, Courtney, Juanika, Khalilah, Reyshawn, Sabrina,...
Importance of Good Mental Health and Well-Being
Community Development, Health and Wellness
by Nicholas Wright of Wright Group Counseling Mental health is essential, and it determines how a person operates psychologically, socially, and...
A Helping Hand
Business, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer
by Katrina Spencer Having grown up in a family with four siblings, entrepreneur and Charlottesville native Shenise Gray is no stranger to developing...
How Travel Can Save your Mental Health, and Possibly, your Life
by Michaela Stephens I was sitting behind my desk, staring at the four grey walls of my office, piles of paperwork in front of me. My door was a...
Create a Flawless Personal Style in 4 Simple Steps
by Contributing Writer: Khalilah Jones featured Photo by Jen Fox Boudoir and Erotica There’s a common misconception that personal style is reserved...
Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living With Less by Christine Platt
STAFF WRITER Forget about the appeal of conventional minimalism and opt for a life of authenticity and meaning with this practical handbook on...
Daniel Fairley Asks the Deep Mental Health Question: How You?
Community Development, Education, Health and Wellness
Contributed by Bria Williams In Black vernacular, the phrase “How You?” is used as a greeting, a colloquialism, and a genuine inquiry. To Daniel...
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
Entertainment, Health and Wellness
Contributed by Khalilah Jones | All photography credit: Jenaé D. Harrington Recently, my sister was telling me about some frustrations she has been...
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Why a crossing guard will suggest Charlottesville’s City Council install speed cameras near schools
by Adrienne Dent Next Monday, I’ll appear before City Council to represent the Charlottesville City Schools crossing guards to appeal for a pilot program to enforce speed limits by camera. It’s a new intervention legalized by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020....
Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris
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 appointed Executive Director of The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (PAI), a Charlottesville-based community arts...
Community, Community Development, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer
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 rescue me” ~Mariah Carey, 1993 “You're my water when I'm stuck in the desert” ~Daniel Caesar & H.E.R., 2017 We...
Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Naila Smith
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 Cavalier Barbers which was located in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Charlottesville. About two years later, he...
Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel
Exploring Black Brazil
by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s third yet non-consecutive term, an event closely mirroring the January 6, 2021...
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