Contextualizing and exploring the immediate and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Tag: Determined
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Still Determined: A Chance for Redemption
About the artist Learn more about the artist – Sahara Clemons Mayor Nikuyah Walker is comfortable speaking uncomfortable truths. Now in her fourth year in the role of Charlottesville’s first Black female mayor, Walker has become accustomed to speaking her mind based on the facts as she sees them, without regard to who does or […]
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Still Determined: Economic Revival
About the artist Learn more about the artist – Sahara Clemons Starting this week, the city of Charlottesville’s Office of Economic Development will disburse $40,000 in grants to local small businesses, all of which are owned by people of color or women. The mini-grant program, facilitated through the city’s Business Equity Fund, is the latest […]
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Still Determined: School Daze
About the artist Learn more about the artist – Sahara Clemons Next Monday, March 8, Charlottesville City Schools’ kindergarten through sixth-grade students will return to learn inside their school buildings. For many students, it will be the first time inside a physical classroom since Gov. Ralph Northam closed schools statewide in March 2020 to stem […]
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Still Determined: Mending Minds of Color
About the artist Learn more about the artist – Sahara Clemons As COVID-19 cases climbed last year, so too did the toll weigh heavier on Americans’ mental and emotional health, and the struggle continues. As of Feb. 1, an estimated 36.9% of Virginia adults experienced symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, according to census data. […]
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Still Determined: Vaccine vexation
About the artist Learn more about the artist – Sahara Clemons In the final month of the turbulent year 2020, Sandra Lindsay – a New York City critical care nurse, who also happens to be a Black woman – became the first American outside of clinical trials to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, nearly two months later, […]
Posted inGovernment and public institutions
Determined Epilogue: A Conversation with Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker
In closing the Determined series, we wanted readers to hear from Mayor Nikuyah Walker. Born and raised in Charlottesville, and having devoted much of her life to serving others, Walker is in a unique position that affords her daily conversations with the region’s most determined residents, and those who are often not prioritized by our […]
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Determined to Be Free
About the Artist: Sahara Clemons Stacey Washington feels blessed these days. She’s 41 years old, has six healthy children — five adults and an 11-year old — and three grandkids. She works for the city of Charlottesville’s Office of Economic Development and makes a decent amount of money. She’s got some savings and a place […]
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Determined to Thrive
About the Artist: Sahara Clemons Last September, Rachel Gregory went to the doctor. She was working at a local assisted-living facility and for months her left hip had been hurting. Since she was 17 years old, Gregory, like her mother before her, has worked in nursing and geriatric care. “I love the joy of seeing […]
Posted inOur neighborhoods
Determined to Stay
About the Artist: Sahara Clemons Matthew Murphy needed to clear his head. The week before the response to the COVID-19 pandemic hit Charlottesville, the 43-year old took a job as a housing navigator at The Haven day shelter. All day every day, he has worked the phones, trying to find housing for people without any. […]
