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Category: Race and equity

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Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Trial date set for lawsuit over the final disposition of Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue

by Erin O'Hare October 12, 2022November 8, 2022

Judge ordered the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to reveal the statue’s location to the plaintiffs.

A two story building with four large white columns at the entrance is pictured.
Posted inHow we learn

Charlottesville City Schools will consider changing the names of Venable and Clark elementary schools

by Tamica Jean-Charles October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Venable was named after a Confederate officer, Clark was named after a man who supported taking land occupied by Indigenous communities.

A child steps of a school bus toward a waiting woman.
Posted inHow we learn

After 50 years of busing Westhaven kids away from their neighborhood school, City Schools votes to rezone Venable

by Tamica Jean-Charles October 7, 2022October 19, 2022

The children in the predominantly Black public housing community have been zoned away from Venable since integration.

A black and white photograph shows a man sitting down and looking directly at the camera. He wears slacks and a jacket, a plaid waistcoat, a white shirt and tie. His left hand sits in his lap and his right hand holds a match to a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
Posted inCulture

While Charlottesville erected Confederate monuments, hundreds of African American residents were sitting for professional portraits

by Erin O'Hare September 13, 2022September 13, 2022

A new exhibition tells the story through nearly 200 portraits taken in the Holsinger photography studio at the turn of the 20th Century.

A man smiles with screen behind him.
Posted inFirst person

Vinegar Hill: Get to know how this Charlottesville chef is teaching the culinary arts — and why

by Charlottesville Tomorrow September 1, 2022December 1, 2022

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

Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Eviction filings soar as rent relief program winds down

by Erin O'Hare August 23, 2022August 23, 2022

More than 100 people crammed into the Albemarle County courthouse Thursday for yet another marathon day of eviction hearings.

A woman in a pink shirt poses for a picture in front of a mural with yellow flowers painted onto a blue background.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

Public housing resident speaks about new youth program — ‘We have to show them that those dreams are possible’

by Erin O'Hare August 19, 2022October 6, 2022

“We’re so busy trying to tell them to be still, to be quiet and behave. How can they grow like that?” says Asia Green.

A woman in a gray t-shirt smiles for the camera in front of a brick building with columns.
Posted inOur neighborhoods

After struggling as a child, mother and grandmother in Charlottesville public housing, Mary Anderson wants to help a new generation thrive

by Erin O'Hare August 19, 2022October 6, 2022

Anderson grew up in Westhaven in the 1970s and now lives there in her grandmother’s old unit.

A photograph taken from the ground level of a line of people sitting close together on a curb, with more people standing next to and behind them. The focus of the photo is a man in a short-sleeved button-down shirt, shorts, and jelly sandals sitting on the curb, holding his cell phone. The corners of his mouth are turned down and his brow is furrowed. On the street in front of him, there are messages written in chalk. Down the street, stickers spelling out “HATE” have been added underneath the “STOP” of a street sign.
Posted inCulture

New pictures of Charlottesville in 2017 tell the story of a community that fought back

by Erin O'Hare August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

Photographer Ézé Amos says its time for #charlottesville to be about the people who live here.

A bunch of white flowers lay on a walkway in front of a brick wall
Posted inHealth and safety

Why Charlottesville? Geography, history, racism and local politics all collided in 2017

by Angilee Shah August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

“It’s the birthplace of our democracy,” said Emily Gorcenski. “And if you want to assault the ideals of democracy, you go to where it started. It’s as simple as that.”

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