Living in Charlottesville, passing symbols of white supremacy was a part of my daily life. I would walk by Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, the “Johnny Reb” and Confederate General Robert E. Lee on my way to the Downtown Mall, their bronze likenesses looming over me. Picking up my mom from work at the […]
In this week’s episode we discuss the issues with facial recognition bias and it’s racial implications. There are new laws in effect that could potentially curb its use and by doing so, reduce the unfair criminalization of Black and Brown people. Also, during the show we discussed solutions to dealing with curbing racial bias in […]
The Virginia Gubernatorial election is the current focal point of politics inside the Commonwealth and beyond. The race features two controversial candidates: former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe, who served the Commonwealth from 2014 to 2018, and Republican businessman, Glenn Youngkin, who has received President Donald Trump’s endorsement. But the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial race also includes […]
On this episode we address the controversy behind Critical Race Theory.
During his three years as Mayor of Dumfries, Derrick Wood has overseen a lot of change within the town. From the dedication of the Willie Toney basketball court, to the arrival of Rosie’s Gaming Emporium, Wood’s leadership has led to not only a recognition of the town’s past, but provided an economic growth pattern for […]
In this episode, we explore the recent media treatment of Black athletes as the NIL agreements become the law in collegiate sports. We also discuss the unfair treatment of Black athletes in the Olympic rulings, and in this week’s “Do the Right Thing,” we discuss selective outrage by the media in the wake of Bill […]
Earlier this week, the online newspaper The Hill published an article regarding the Sons of Confederate Veterans membership list that was recently leaked. Sons of Confederate Veterans is a neo-Confederate organization that has closely aligned itself in prior with the Ku Klux Klan, and among those listed within its ranks was none other than Virginia […]
On this week’s episode, the Two Mics Up team works to educate our audience on human trafficking. Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry worldwide. According to the Department of State, 2 million women and children are victims of human trafficking every year. In the United States alone, 300 thousand children are forced into child […]
According to a report in USA Today, only 26 players in the National Hockey League are Black with only 3% of the league consisting of different ethnicities. Ever since Willie O’Ree first stepped on the ice in 1958 for the Boston Bruins, he paved the way for many who laced up their skates after him. […]
At 21-years-old, Michelle Garcia independently published her first book. Cul-de-sac Angels is a collection of poetry, memoir work, and creative nonfiction that was shaped by her upbringing in suburban Lake Ridge, VA and fueled by her love of nostalgia. Since its publication in April of this year, the book reached Amazon’s Top 100 Bestsellers List […]
