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Community Spotlight: Nikiya Chavis and NyTasha Stevens
Community Spotlight: Nikiya Chavis and NyTasha Stevens

Nikiya Chavis and NyTasha Stevens are reshaping birth work in Richmond by reclaiming ancestral knowledge, expanding access to culturally grounded care, and helping Black families feel informed, respected and supported throughout pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

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Richmond’s Beat Scene, Still Breathing: Inside the 80404 Club’s First Year
Richmond’s Beat Scene, Still Breathing: Inside the 80404 Club’s First Year

“We’re just doing it for the love,” said Swellthy. “We love making beats. We love the camaraderie. Hearing that we’ve got a real movement—it opens your eyes.”

Program in Central Virginia Trains New Growers in Urban Agriculture and Food Systems
Program in Central Virginia Trains New Growers in Urban Agriculture and Food Systems

Through the Urban Farm Fellowship Program, participants became eligible for land stewardship at Duron Chavis’ most recent conquest, the Runnymeade Community Farm. Runnymeade is a 20 acre community farm in Varina, VA.

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Ace Omerta’s Back to School Drive
Ace Omerta’s Back to School Drive

Ace Omerta returns with his second annual Back to School Drive, bringing free supplies, food, music and family fun to the Jackson Ward community.

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From Richmond When It Was Black: An Interview with Dr. KáLyn Coghill of Hoodrat Scholarship
From Richmond When It Was Black: An Interview with Dr. KáLyn Coghill of Hoodrat Scholarship

Dr. KáLyn Coghill reflects on growing up in a Black Richmond, confronting gentrification, and reclaiming space through Hoodrat Scholarship—a powerful blend of truth-telling, resistance, and radical love for community.

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