Charlottesville, Virginia
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24 7th St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA
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Was warned not to go by a Virginia native who hadn’t visited since protesting in 2020. Went to an event at night. It was pleasant and didn’t have issues with anyone. Very walkable. The majority was white. Still got in and out quickly to be safe. Roads in and out (from where I was coming from) were dark and mostly backroads and small cities that I didn’t feel safe getting gas in.
The pic is from one of our many festivals. We host the Tom Tom Festival. The Virginia Film festival. The Virginia festival of the book. And might I add, Hollywood (Spike Lee Ava Duvernay and many others premiere their movies in our film festival). I’m born and raised in the city. Charlottesville is a multi cultural small city. It’s “Liberal,” as most college/university towns are. The food is amazing, and the wine culture is second only to Cali.
I saw one reviewer mention the Unite the right rally; those people weren’t from Charlottesville and chose to use Charlottesville because it’s a liberal city. The news didn’t show how they got ran out of the city by both Black and white people. (Those same folks marched in DC, chocolate city; and came back later to storm the capital… but I digress)
Charlottesville is a great place to raise a family. There’s a reason why it’s always near the top of most lists as a best place to live in the United States every year. It’s not the cheapest destination, but it 100% safe for Black people. It is a world-class little city with some of the most brilliant minds in the country living here. Blessings.
Charlottesville is a mixed bag—most cities in this part of VA are blue dots in a red sea, and Charlottesville is no exception. The downtown mall is pedestrian friendly and features a large number of cute shops, a local theater, and public sculptures. I would suggest avoiding going too far out into Albemarle county.
Knowing that the “Unite the Right” rally was organized in Charlottesville is enough to make me question if I should stop in this city much less visit. I can only imagine what locals, business owners etc must be thinking if that many white supremacist showed up in Charlottesville to protest the removal of confederate statutes.