Jay-Z Joins Forces with Twitter Co-Founder to Launch Bitcoin Academy in Brooklyn

Jay-Z said in 2005, “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man.” Well, it seems he’s taking his business back to his old stomping grounds in the Marcy Projects located in Brooklyn, New York.

About Us

Vinegar Hill Magazine is a space that is designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, to promote entrepreneurship, and to be a beacon for art, culture, and politics in Central Virginia.

Recent News

Community Development, First Person C-Ville

He used to sneak to the back of the library to learn about who he was — now this trans advocate has his own book

by Charley Burton There aren’t many trans elders my age in Virginia, let alone in Charlottesville. As 62-year-old Black trans man, my path narrows — and it can sometimes be a lonely one. When the pandemic hit, the trans community, like many others, searched for how...

Arts, Business, Community Development

Finartech Podcast Launches

The founders of Finartech are Yolanda Rush and Sarad Davenport. They are both serial entrepreneurs with a track record for building sustainable operations. They both have over 40 years of combined experience in the tech and creative industry and met years ago...

CIM Project, Community Development, First Person C-Ville

India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down

by India Sims I got a call from Ryan Homes in the summer of 2019. My family and I were qualified to purchase a home in Glenmore, a gated community in Albemarle County. The agent told us to visit the model homes the next day. I was excited and called my husband; we...

Arts, Community Development, Health and Wellness

Healthy Aging for All: The Center at Belvedere

by Enid B. Krieger | Photos provided by author Bernadette Whitsett-Hammond, recently retired from her position as a school psychologist for Charlottesville City Schools, knew that in this next chapter of life she wanted to continue to learn, grow, and remain...

Health and Wellness, Style, Travel

Manifesting the Maldives

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 atmosphere, I mean who wouldn’t want to go? I was recently given the gift of traveling to the Maldives for my birthday...

Be A Contributor

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Past Publications

‘We’re Suffering’: Jackson Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Over Water CrisisKayode Crown

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed on Sept. 16, 2022, are seeking immediate attention to the water problems affecting Jackson, Miss. The post ‘We’re Suffering’: Jackson Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Over Water Crisis appeared first on Mississippi Free...

Seized L.A. Beachfront Property Returned To Its Rightful Black Heirs

The resort was once known as Bruce's Beach—until it was taken away.The resort was once known as Bruce's Beach—until it was taken away.Read MoreVIBE.com

Sesame Place Under Fire For Snubbing Two Black Girls in Viral Video

A now-viral video shows a Sesame Place park employee dressed as Rosita from Sesame Street dismissing two Black girls during a parade. Sesame Place is being criticized after a now-viral video shows two Black girls being rejected by a park employee dressed as Rosita...