Archive for August, 2020

Calendar of events

Elyse Irvis of La Cultura will hold Café Negro in September. Photo by Leon Laing.

Without further ado, our calendar of events is back. Our blog encourages everyone to maintain social distancing when attending these events. For more information about these events, or to be listed on the calendar, email vigoronline03@gmail.com or send me a DM via Instagram. Continue reading ‘Calendar of events’

They put on for their city

From left to right: Marpoe, Robinson and Kotchey. Photo by Leon Laing.

“It was a day that I hope inspires so many people who didn’t think this was possible,” Alexander Marpoe said about his rooftop event. “There was no bad vibe at that event.” Continue reading ‘They put on for their city’

A different battle at Gettysburg

Jelani Splawn (left) and Chief Robert Glenny Jr. Photo by Leon Laing.

On July 31, Rev. Martin Otto Zimmann stood at the crosswalk at Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, and he held up a peace sign. Zimmann confronted a counter protester who sat in his truck that carried a controversial confederate flag. S.O.P. (Save Our People) held a Black Lives Matter protest that day.

“As a white ally, I am still learning [the best way] how to stand with and for my black siblings,” Rev. Zimmann told vigoronline.com. Continue reading ‘A different battle at Gettysburg’


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