IMHO Talks to Alexis Murphy’s Family

Max has an intimate conversation with Trina Murphy, aunt of Alexis Murphy, following the finding of her remains.

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CIM Project, Community Development, First Person C-Ville

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...

two women walking down a street in Salvador

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...