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,...
Still Determined: Vaccine Vexation
Black and Latinx people are dying disproportionately from COVID-19 in the Piedmont region; why have so few been vaccinated? by Samantha Willis |...
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...
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...
Coverage of COVID-19 Returns as “Still Determined”
Beginning February 16, the Charlottesville Inclusive Media Project and journalist Samantha Willis will revisit the Determined series and embark on a new community storytelling project called “Still Determined”
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.
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.
GROUNDS: Black Tales from the Ivory Tower
“I wanted to humanize black professors because there is a stigma within the black community that because someone Black has a Ph.D., then they’re not down and not in touch with their people anymore. That is not necessarily the case,” said Scott-Jones.
The Words of a President Really Do Matter
No American President in history has allowed the far-right extremist to align themselves with him. The day after the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, David Duke former Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan declared that Trump was their “moral leader.” The press and the President’s critics waited and waited for his vehement denial that he was their leader. It never came!
Charlottesville Inclusive Media project receives $150,000 from Google
Charlottesville Tomorrow, In My Humble Opinion talk show and Vinegar Hill Magazine work together to build trust in media
Don Gathers as Activist & Witness: Charlottesville’s Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Speaks Out
With one like Gathers bearing witness and working as an active presence, we are more likely to remember and to heed his call to “do something.”
New Beginnings for Angelic’s Kitchen
While many businesses struggled to survive amid the pandemic, Angelic’s Kitchen is growing. Angelic Jenkins, the owner of Angelic’s Kitchen and former HR Director for the DoubleTree Hotel, quit her role at the hotel a few weeks ago. She’s now focused on running her business full-time. Despite the challenges of navigating a global pandemic, Jenkins is overcoming hurdles to open a new location at the Dairy Market–a cafeteria-style food hall featuring other local entrepreneurs on Grady Ave in Charlottesville, Virginia.