First Person Charlottesville
Let’s tell the story of our community together. Here’s how you can share your perspective with Charlottesville Tomorrow, Vinegar Hill Magazine and In My Humble Opinion.
She spent 18 years in central Virginia prisons — and wants the world to know that incarcerated mothers matter
By: Candace Williams Before I was inmate number 1414048, I was Candace Williams. And long before the system knew my name, I was a little girl whose mother was in and out of prison. I was raised by my grandparents. I told myself over and over again, “I’m not going
With the season’s first snow came hateful speech for this Charlottesville resident
By Brianna Patten The first snow of the season in early December made my Charlottesville street look brand new, laying a clean white sheet over a city with a dirty history. The cold bit my cheeks as I scraped ice off my car and thought about making hot chocolate and
Want to tell your own First Person story? Join Charlottesville Inclusive Media for an evening community workshop
Space is limited for the free Nov. 19 event in Charlottesville, so please RSVP if you’d like to attend.
Listen: Episode 8, Yogaville Survivor
Brianna Patten joins the In My Humble Opinion podcast. She wrote the First Person piece, “She left Yogaville because of its toxic environment, but wants to keep telling the stories of survivors” in Charlottesville Tomorrow. A quick content warning: The following story contains mentions of sexual abuse and suicide and
The inaugural Trans Futures Conference is coming to Charlottesville. Charley Burton explains why this is the right place to host it
We need a community where Black, white, brown, non-binary, trans masculine, trans feminine and allies come together for a common cause, writes Burton. Read more at Charlottesville Tomorrow.
A Legacy of Uplift: Reflecting on UVA’s Upward Bound Program
Marquan Jones tells the story of Upward Bound’s impact on his family and how it can UPLIFT. Read more at Vinegar Hill.
She left Yogaville because of its toxic environment, but wants to keep telling the stories of survivors
Brianna Patten writes about why she left Yogaville — and why she created a podcast to tell the stories of more people who have left the spiritual community.
A place where the dream of equality lived in Albemarle County
Philip Cobbs tells the story of his journey to reclaim the history of his ancestors’ home. Read more at Charlottesville Tomorrow.
Listen: Episode 7, Pastor Michael Cheuk
Pastor Michael Cheuk joins the In My Humble Opinion podcast. He’s the author of an essay called, “In Charlottesville’s Summer of Hate, a Chinese-American Pastor Found His Place in the Struggle for Civil Rights” — and an inaugural CIM fellow.
To Trump, the Federal Executive Institute was ‘serving the Federal bureaucracy.’ Here’s what it was to someone who helped run it
Charley Burton oversaw janitorial and custodial services at the FEI, and tried to take care of his team when it was shut down.