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
A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.
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Vinegar Hill: Get to know how this Charlottesville chef is teaching the culinary arts — and why
Here’s what Chef Antwon Brinson wants you to know about finding your focus.
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In Charlottesville’s ‘summer of hate,’ a Chinese American pastor found his place in the struggle for civil rights
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.
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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
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.
