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Craig Belcher
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Managing Editor, Richmond Free Press
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Biography
Craig Belcher has documented pop culture in Richmond, Virginia and beyond for more than twenty years. He began hosting a local music video show in the 1990s that followed the bourgeoning city’s rap music scene. Filmed in backyards, nightclubs, arenas and city streets, “Wavelength,” aired for more than a decade. The show featured interviews with emerging artists, giving local rappers with no cash or connections a chance to express themselves. The show was nominated as best regional video show by Billboard Magazine in 2000. The program's cultural relevance has endured as hip-hop has matured and become nostalgic. Footage from the show is featured in the Showtime documentary,”Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.” Audio from a Wavelength interview, appears Mobb Deep’s final album,”The Infamous Mobb Deep.” On streaming sites, clips of the show continue to be viewed by thousands of people from around the world. His experiences dealing with entertainers and their handlers as Wavelength’s producer served him well as he became a writer for local publications, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Style Weekly and Richmond Magazine, Craig has interviewed Morris Day, Marlon Wayans, Peabo Bryson, Big Daddy Kane, Bobcat Goldthwait, Patti Austin, Chromeo, MC Lyte and John Oates, among others. In addition, he has written extensively about Virginia native and R&B artist D’angelo, and is mentioned in an upcoming book about his second album, “Voodoo.” Craig has also worked for the national publications Blaze, XXL, Wax Poetics and his work featured in Long Reads. He’s also spoken about his work on podcasts, radio shows and television. He’s received awards from the Virginia Press Association for his music writing and multimedia production. As the former Arts & Entertainment Editor for Richmond Magazine, Craig’s cover story on Virginia’s history of music artists, drew considerable attention and allegedly inspired concert series (“Something in the Water,”) announced a few months after publication. His writing on gospel pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe resulted in a mural in her honor near Richmond, her former home.
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By Craig Belcher Verified| Richmond Free Press Verified Run through the tape. That’s the message written on a markerboard by Mayor Levar M. Stoney’s office. It likely refers to his busy final days in office, which included a “Faring Well” tour, “exit interviews” with local news outlets, in addition to his usual responsibilities. It could also be a reminder that he needs to keep up the pace, as he prepares to focus on another race that’s already started
By Craig Belcher Verified| Style Weekly Verified Last month, the Richmond International Film Festival screened “Affirmation Generation,” a documentary film that has generated protest nationally. Members of the local LGBTQ+ community took issue with the festival for showing it and voiced their concerns at RVA Magazine. All of that content – a letter to the editor, two responses from the film festival’s founder Heather Waters and a podcast – was removed from the media outlet’s website without warning or explanation. RVA Mag’s founder and CEO, R
By Craig Belcher Verified| Style Weekly Verified Update posted on Friday, Nov. 3 at 2:22 p.m.: More than 20 local businesses and organizations are behind a press release sent out last night and shared on social media this morning regarding the Richmond International Film Festival’s decision to screen the documentary, “Affirmation Generation.” “Affirmation Generation is a film that distorts the facts around gender-affirming care to perpetuate a dangerous, transphobic agenda,” the statement reads
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Richmond Free Press
Richmond Free Press seeks to empower the African American community by contributing to the balance of news reporting and commentary in the Richmond, Virginia area
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