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Vinegar Hill and In My Humble Opinion Receive Grant from American Press Institute

Vinegar Hill and In My Humble Opinion Radio Talk Show, two Black community outlets in Charlottesville, Virginia, have received a grant from the...

You Can Grow Food in Your Own Backyard: Exploring the Meaning of Food Justice in Charlottesville

Channing Mathews, Community Development

by Channing J. Mathews As an avid patron of Black food and wine in the greater Charlottesville area, I am always on the hunt for a new spot to...

Jay Simple’s Exhibition to Challenge Construction of the American Dream

Community Development

On September 14th, TILT Institute for the Contemporary Image will present a solo exhibition by visual artist Jay Simple. The exhibition, titled...

Charlottesville Black Business Expo Returns to IX Art Park on September 22

Community Development

The 7th annual Charlottesville-Albemarle Black Business Expo is back! This free event will take place on Friday, September 22, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Tonsler Leauge Finishes Another Amazing Season

Community Development

The Tonsler Basketball League (formerly BCBA) is a beloved institution in Charlottesville, Virginia. For several years, it has provided a safe and...

Strategies for Effective African American Genealogy Research

Community, Community Development, Education, History, Shelley Murphy

by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, Descendant Project Researcher, University of Virginia; featured photo by Emily Faith Morgan An avid genealogist for...

reReflector 03: Preserving the History of Black Education

Community, Community Development, Education, History, Hometown Heroes, Niya Bates

by Niya Bates; featured photo credit by author Thirteen miles northeast of Charlottesville, an unassuming, one-story, white school building with two...

The Charlottesville Freedom School

Community, Community Development, Education, Naila Smith

by Naila A. Smith, PhD; featured photo provided by Barbara M. Fitch In the summer of 1964, a group of students coordinated the first Freedom School...

Daniel Fairley announced as New Obama Foundation United States Leader

Community Development

CHARLOTTESVILLE – Today, President Obama’s Obama Foundation announced that Daniel Fairley, II is among the first cohort of 100 emerging...

Local Child Care Entrepreneurs Shine Bright for Kids

Business, Community, Community Development, Education, Gail Esterman

by Gail Esterman; featured photo by Princess Long My name is Gail Esterman and I have always been drawn to stories about how children are treated by...