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Category: First person

These are your stories. With our partners in Charlottesville Inclusive Media, we’re bringing more people into local news. Want to tell a story or report a piece? Here’s more about how to participate.

Person with long hair and beanie, bright yellow vest that reads "CROSSING GUARD" stands in an intersection with a car passing, radar gun in hand.
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Why a crossing guard will suggest Charlottesville’s City Council install speed cameras near schools

Person in bright yellow vest and cap, with sunglasses, takes a selfie in drivers seat of a car. by Adrienne Dent February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Substitute crossing guard Adrienne Dent writes that drivers too often go too fast and that it’s time the city takes further action to slow them down.

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7 must-read stories by your neighbors

A "T" on a purple circle by Charlottesville Tomorrow December 31, 2022February 3, 2023

Here’s a recap of the first year of First Person Charlottesville.

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My 14th Christmas in prison

A woman with short hair in a graduation gown with a gold cord, smiling for camera by Mithrellas Curtis December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

Mithrellas Curtis, incarcerated at the Fluvanna Correctional Center, makes ‘magic out of thin air’ — no matter where she celebrates the holidays.

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A new podcast series from In My Humble Opinion highlights perspectives from community members

A teal, yellow and blue logo that has the letters "CIM" by Charlottesville Inclusive Media December 1, 2022December 2, 2022

The first episode is about what violence means in our lives, as told by Katrina Spencer.

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

Man in glasses smiling at camera by Charley Burton November 4, 2022November 3, 2022

Charley Burton didn’t know what “trans” meant until his 50s, and he wants young people to find their voices sooner than he did.

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

Woman smiling at camera by India Sims October 27, 2022October 31, 2022

A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.

A man smiles with screen behind him.
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Vinegar Hill: Get to know how this Charlottesville chef is teaching the culinary arts — and why

A "T" on a purple circle by Charlottesville Tomorrow September 1, 2022December 1, 2022

Here’s what Chef Antwon Brinson wants you to know about finding your focus.

Religious leaders march in front of a crowd down a street, with trees behind them and a police vehicle in the corner of the image.
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In Charlottesville’s ‘summer of hate,’ a Chinese American pastor found his place in the struggle for civil rights

Headshot of man in glasses looking slightly off camera with a smile by Michael Cheuk August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Michael Cheuk didn’t know how we would respond to the Unite the Right rally — until he reconsidered his own family history and his faith.

A man in a blue T-shirt and raised arms faces another man who has a confederate flag draped around his shoulders. On the side, an officer in a baseball cap is looking at the two men, and another officer is on the other side. A woman’s back is in the frame as well.
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In the police department, it was a struggle to be Black, and at home, it was a struggle to be blue

by Regine Wright July 5, 2022August 5, 2022

What does it mean to be Black in the Charlottesville Police Department? A former detective remembers the KKK rally of 2017 — and what it means when law enforcement tries to recruit minority officers.

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