Michael Cheuk (third from the left in the red clergy stole) marched at Justice Park in Charlottesville, in opposition to a rally by the Ku Klux Klan...
State Of The City
In the police department, it was a struggle to be Black, and at home, it was a struggle to be blue
CIM Project, Community Development, First Person C-Ville, State Of The City
by Regine Wright | Regine Wright is a private investigator, Army veteran, and former police officer who lives in the Charlottesville Albemarle area...
9 Charlottesville officials and police union head named in 73-page lawsuit alleging racism in firing of police chief
CIM Project, Community Development, State Of The City
(Originally Published by Charlottesville Tomorrow) Photo Credit: Charlotte Rene Woods/Charlottesville Tomorrow by Charlotte Rene Woods...
Mayor Nikuyah Walker opens up about her agonizing decision to drop out of the city council race — ‘It’s really taken a toll on me.’
Nikuyah Walker kicked off her 2017 campaign at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker had tears...
Charlottesville Racial Justice Activists Celebrate Confederate Statue Removals
Contributed by Charlottesville Anti-Racist Media Liaisons | Photos by Locs Image (Charlottesville, Va.) — Take ’Em Down Cville, a coalition of...
State of the City
Maupintown Media, Vinegar Hill Magazine, and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center present State of the City, a multimedia series...
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Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris
Jay Simple & 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...
Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink
Pass the Cornbread!
by Channing Mathews When I think of cornbread, I am immediately transported to my maternal grandma’s Floridian kitchen, where both my grandma and eldest Auntie were always cooking up a storm. My grandma’s tiny house would be filled with the delicious smells of...
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