A Charlottesville mental health services agency helps holistically heal the minds, bodies and spirits of Black, Latinx, and underprivileged women,...
Health and Wellness
Equitable Entry Into the CBD and Marijuana Industry
Jan 27, 2021 | Health and Wellness
As the American economy prepares for a boom in the Cannabis/Hemp/Marijuana market, there remains uncertainty about how people of color and Black people, in particular, will be integrated as owners in the burgeoning market.
Visit Every Black-Owned Restaurant this Summer Using this Checklist
Jul 15, 2020 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
Download the Black Restaurant Checklist. Share with your friends that you have supported every Black restaurant in Charlottesville before the summer ends.
Dr. Wes Bellamy Organizes #CvilleRunsWithMaud
May 10, 2020 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
Former Charlottesville, Vice Mayor, Wes Bellamy, who is an avid runner and leader in the Black running culture decided to make sure that Charlottesville was accounted for in solidarity with Ahmaud and his family.
Fit for a Queen: Nakesha White and the ‘Royalty Eats’ Brand
Apr 23, 2020 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
We took some time to reminisce about life as children growing up in Charlottesville. She reached deep down and said exasperatingly, “Sarad, I got it out the mud. You gotta go get it. I try not to ever let the sun beat me up.” She gave a testament to her grind and the hard work it takes to accomplish so much, seemingly so fast. “I couldn’t have done it without my mom. She wouldn’t let me give up on my dreams. I do miss the nursing field, but this is my calling. This is where I am supposed to be.”
COVID-19 Community Information Handout
Apr 22, 2020 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
Ebony Jade Hilton, MD, Dr. Leigh-Ann Webb (Emergency Medicine Physician at UVA), community member Mr. Alex-Zan (Humanitarian, Author), and 2020 Ezra Jack Keats award winning illustrator, Ashleigh Corrin, created a COVID-19 resource that they hope will be useful for our community. In the link below, you will find a guide of how to prepare your home, prevent spread of the virus, and detect its symptoms.
Sarad talks to Dr. Ken from Married2Medicine and Real Housewives of the Potomac
Apr 17, 2020 | Health and Wellness
Check out the video HERE!
Webcast with Yolanda Rush of YRUSH Tech Group
Apr 13, 2020 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
In this new series of Webcasts, Sarad ‘Speaks’ Davenport will interview different guests on a series of topics to include business, health, and art. In this particular Webcast, Sarad talks to Yolanda Rush of YRUSH Tech Group. Sarad and Yolanda engage in a conversation about business responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the future of business beyond the pandemic.
Traveling the World with Michaela
Jul 27, 2019 | Entertainment, Health and Wellness
Our subjects will cover least traveled places, best countries to travel to for people of color, safest cities to travel for women, and traveling on a budget and more!
We (Still) Wear the Mask
Jul 27, 2018 | Community Development, Health and Wellness
On June 22, 2018, Justin Reid (far left), Virginia Humanities’ director of African American Programs and co-creator of #UnmaskingCville, and Samantha Willis (far right), journalist and co-creator of #UnmaskingCville and #UnmaskingRVA, pictured with the series’ panelists (from left): Niya Bates, public historian of African-American Life at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, student activist Zyahna Bryant, Mayor Nikuyah Walker, and journalist Jordy Yager. Photo Credit: Pat Jarrett, Virginia Humanities
28 Days of Black Hair
Feb 2, 2018 | Health and Wellness
No matter what background or ethnicity we belong to, hair, or the lack of it, is a part of our appearance. It’s an integral piece of how we present ourselves, helping define our personality without us having to say a word. When our hair is not accepted or when it’s deemed “bad hair” we can start to think that maybe there is something bad about who we are. Maybe we aren’t pretty or beautiful because our hair doesn’t look like the women in the magazines we read or movies we see. Maybe we’ll draw too much of the wrong sort of attention or look unprofessional if we opt for a bolder haircut, locs, or a voluminous twist-out.
Yoga for Mind Body & Soul
Oct 13, 2017 | Health and Wellness
Now more than ever, people are turning to alternative wellness and fitness strategies to manage stress, cope with mental health issues, and deal with chronic medical conditions. Within the African-American community, many of these issues are compounded by stigma, limited access to resources, and systemic injustices. Recent data collected by the US Department of Health and Human Services suggests that African-Americans are 20% more likely to report serious psychological distress than their white counterparts.
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Determined Series,Health and Wellness
Still Determined: Mending Minds of Color
A Charlottesville mental health services agency helps holistically heal the minds, bodies and spirits of Black, Latinx, and underprivileged women, as other groups offer mental health support to local people of color. By Samantha Willis | Photos by Lorenzo Dickerson...
Community Development,Entertainment
Sewing and Stitching with Radical Self-Love
by Sarad Davenport Photos by Eze Amos Lisa Woolfork and her ‘Stitch Please’ podcast has gained more than 110,000 downloads and is a show that “supports, celebrates, and inspires Black women sewists around the world.” Dr. Woolfork says that although, “I didn't start...
Business,Community Development
A Letter to my Younger Self
by Quinton Harrell Before my wife and I were married, before we were even dating, I would often marvel over her recurring references to her parents in our conversations about life, love, and learning. I was quite fascinated with the hyperbole, which it seemed to be...
Equitable Entry Into the CBD and Marijuana Industry
As the American economy prepares for a boom in the Cannabis/Hemp/Marijuana market, there remains uncertainty about how people of color and Black people, in particular, will be integrated as owners in the burgeoning market.
Community Development,Politics
Blue Skies: Mayor Nikuyah Walker in Her Own Words
With this as the backdrop, we talked for three hours about equity, partnerships, governing style, and much more in a conversation that could have continued all day, if not interrupted by a family emergency. I hope to continue our discussion and present it here at another time. As always Mayor Walker was candid and fearless with her responses and insights. What comes through in our discussion is that she remains a champion of the under-represented as she is willing to force conversations that some deem difficult.
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