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The following Letter to the Editor was posted to The Daily Progress on May 24, 2013 from the UCARE Steering Committee. Read it online here. KEEP FIGHT AGAINST RACISM ALIVE On May 1, a racial slur painted on Beta Bridge in Charlottesville prompted a quick series of condemnations by a variety of

The Daily Progess wrote an article about UCARE’s release of “Call for Reflection and Action.” The article points out some primary objectives of the report and sites with quote, “More broadly, we really hope the university takes a leadership role,” said by Sarah Malpass. Here is the article.

This is a video of UCARE’s press release, which took place earlier this semester. Please take the time to watch this video. It is a very accurate report of what UCARE hopes to gain from this press release.

Newsplex featured UCARE’s Press Release and release of “A Call for Reflection and Action” with an article and a video. This was in the news on September 24th and started with a summary saying, “A university-community group is addressing the roles slavery and segregation played at the University of

The following Letter to the Editor was posted to The Daily Progress on May 24, 2013 from the UCARE Steering Committee. Read it online here.

In a tribute to U.Va.’s enslaved laborers, U.Va. Today examines the history and legacy of Henry Martin, a the beloved bell-ringer of U.Va. Engaging our history is important and vital, and Martin is a good entry point into U.Va.’s history of slavery. However, as Corey Walker, former U.Va. professors

October 31, 2011 — As Nisha Botchwey, associate professor of urban and environmental planning in the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, sorted through community members’ ideas for repurposing Charlottesville’s historic Jefferson School, one stuck with her.A young person submitted