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Nov 4 2022
He used to sneak to the back of the library to learn about who he was — now this trans advocate has his own bookCharley 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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Oct 27 2022
India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting downA beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.
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Aug 29 2022
You Get What You Focus On: Antwon Brinson’s Vision of Using Food to Build CommunityAtwon Brinson spent years in the culinary industry, and his feelings towards it are complex. His love for food and gathering people around a table has grown — but he’s also seen the ugle side of the industry.
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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.
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Recognizing that audiences are gravitating to talk format video shows that are easy to consume and archive on social media and responding to audience feedback that there are few media “spaces” in our market that unify Black and white lenses on news, events, and policy initiatives, Charlottesville Tomorrow is producing a one-hour video talk show […]
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This multimodal storytelling project employs art by Sahara Clemons, audio-visual content by Lorenzo Dickerson, and journalism to explore the realities of the pandemic, highlight stories of resilience and struggle, and examine the possibilities and difficulties of building a stronger and more inclusive community.
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Airing weekly live on 101.3FM, the show focuses on being a sounding board for issues that affect the local Black community and creating opportunities to effect positive change, and have honest, thought-provoking conversation.
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This series uses the Social Determinants of Health as a foundational framework and guideposts to bring you stories of how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted some of our local African American communities.
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The founding partners of the Charlottesville Inclusive Media project include Charlottesville Tomorrow, a nonprofit public service news organization; In My Humble Opinion Talk Show, an African American female-owned digital production company; and Vinegar Hill Magazine, an independent African American publishing company. We work together to create community connections, lift up important conversations, ground our work in service to African American communities and audiences, and build capacity for independent Black media companies and professionals.
Vinegar Hill Magazine is a space that is designed to support and project a more inclusive social narrative, to promote entrepreneurship, and to be a beacon for art, culture, and politics in the Central Virginia region.
In My Humble Opinion talk radio show is the brainchild of Maxicelia Robinson and is the most popular African American talk radio show in the local Charlottesville area market..
Founded in 2005, Charlottesville Tomorrow is a hyperlocal journalism 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to expand civic engagement and foster a vibrant, inclusive, and interdependent community.
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Operational, programming, and financial support for CIM comes in part from these organizations, along with individual philanthropic support.
