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(Re)Living Black Histories with Niya Bates

Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, History, Hometown Heroes

by Channing Mathews, PhD This month I have the honor of introducing our newest contributor to Vinegar Hill Magazine, the soon-to-be Dr. Niya Bates....

Visions of Progress: Portraits of Dignity, Style, and Racial Uplift [—Central Virginia, 1900-1925]

Arts, Community, Community Development, Education

The Picture me as I am exhibition is now on display in-person at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC). The title Picture...

UPDATED: You Get What You Focus On: Antwon Brinson’s Vision of Using Food to Build Community

CIM Project, Community Development, Education, First Person C-Ville

by Antwon Brinson | CEO Culinary Concepts AB | Main Photo by Sera Petras This story was published as a part of Charlottesville Inclusive Media...

Jay Simple and The Bridge

Arts, Authors, Community, Community Development, Jessica Harris

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...

Black Love: Symposium & Soirée

Community, Community Development, Entertainment, Health and Wellness, Katrina Spencer

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...

Prolyfyck: Getting Through Something Hard with Somebody

Community, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Naila Smith

By Naila A. Smith, PhD In 2006, William “Will” Jones III moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. A barber by profession, he started cutting hair at...

Exploring Black Brazil

Community Development, Katrina Spencer, Travel

by Katrina Spencer Days before thousands of Brazilians stormed the National Congress in the capital of Brasília, protesting the beginning of...

Pass the Cornbread!

Business, Channing Mathews, Community, Community Development, Food and Drink

by Channing Mathews When I think of cornbread, I am immediately transported to my maternal grandma’s Floridian kitchen, where both my grandma and...

My 14th Christmas in prison

CIM Project, Community Development

by Mithrellas Curtis “Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright,” I sang softly, harmonizing with my mom and sisters. About 20 years ago,...