Tamica Jean-Charles

Mar 28, 2025 | cvilletomorrow.org | Tamica Jean-Charles

Ceejay Renner-Thomas’ passion for art goes beyond his job as an art teacher at The Covenant School. Outside of his day job, Renner-Thomas runs Milk Glass, a mobile glassblowing studio that he created to better connect with others in Charlottesville. In winning $5,365 on Feb. 28 in a fundraising competition for Charlottesville artists, Renner-Thomas also came one step closer to reaching more people in central Virginia and introducing them to different forms and functions of glass making.

Mar 18, 2025 | cvilletomorrow.org | Tamica Jean-Charles

When the avian flu— otherwise known as the bird flu or H5N1 virus — infected millions of poultry birds across the country earlier this year, many consumers were hit with high egg prices. The situation was also challenging for many bakeries as prices were high and supply was limited, making it difficult to keep their businesses running. But Christina Martin of bakernobakery, a pop-up bakery, had been in this situation before.

Mar 17, 2025 | cvilletomorrow.org | Tamica Jean-Charles

The back porch of the house where Henry Hamilton used to propagate plants in recycled juice and milk containers. Virginia Hamilton’s church budget records, receipts and memo pads that once occupied a small desk in the house. Lovely dogwood tree blossoms — a sign of sacrifice and rebirth each spring — standing outside a window in the Hamilton’s home.

Feb 19, 2025 | cvilletomorrow.org | Tamica Jean-Charles

“I am because we are.” The phrase reflects Ubuntu, an African philosophy that fosters the idea of how people can be connected to one another or display humanity toward others. Getting Word, the Black oral history department of Monticello, will host the Black Family History Lab on Feb. 21-22 at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center to explore the interconnectedness of Black families in the spirit of Ubuntu.

Feb 14, 2025 | cvilletomorrow.org | Tamica Jean-Charles

Moments after the U.S. presidential election was called for Donald Trump last November, Ellie Picard knew that she had to act. As a transgender woman and co-founder of The Beautiful Idea, a queer bookstore and market located on the Downtown Mall, Picard wanted to prepare for the slew of anti-LGBTQ+ changes that Trump promised during his campaign.