I could just barely reach our countertop when my father started teaching me how to cook. Chef celebrity culture quickly became a thing in the late 90s, and my father used it to his advantage to teach me how to cook what we saw on our television. We started working on...
J. Cole’s Song “FRIENDS” is the Soundtrack For Life Right Now
J. Cole's newest album KOD, meaning Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed or Kill Our Demons (however you decide to interpret it), touches on depression, anxiety, and addiction in today's society - all topics we tend to sweep under the rug. Yet with this new album, Cole has...
What I Think I See: Art 180 Teens Explore Identity and Mental Health
Using poetry, drawing, and video work, Richmond teens in Art 180's Atlas program delved into mental health care, wellness, and identity in their latest exhibit, "What I Think I See," which opened earlier this month. Featuring blind contour and gesture artwork created...
Body-Cam Footage of Marcus Peters’ Shooting Released by Richmond Police Department
Richmond Police Department (RPD) held a press conference this morning to release footage showing the officer-involved shooting of Marcus Peters on May 14 at 5:33 p.m. Peters, a VCU graduate and biology teacher at Essex High School in Tappahannock, was shot and killed...
VCU hosts traveling exhibit to spread awareness on college student suicide and mental health
In an effort to decrease the stigma of mental health, spread awareness and remember college students who lost their lives to suicide, Virginia Commonwealth University recently hosted the national trav In an effort to decrease the stigma of mental health, spread...
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