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Headphones, Heart and Black Eagle Pride: JoJo Plear’s Volleyball Journey
South Charleston High senior Joe’lle Plear reflects on pre-game rituals, leading a young Black Eagles team, and her dream of becoming a child psychologist.
About Black By God
Centering Black stories and life in all their manifestations
Black By God is a community-led news organization that aims to provide a more nuanced portrayal of the Black Experience in West Virginia and Appalachia. Our name is a riff on the colloquial phrase West ‘by God’ Virginia that claims a unique place in central Appalachia.
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Happy Indigenous People’s Day
Honoring the first people on these mountains, and the Native press that tells their stories
He stood up for our country on the USS West Virginia. On his birthday, a West Virginian draws him home
As the Navy weighs taking Pearl Harbor hero Dorie Miller’s name off an aircraft carrier and members of Congress fight to keep it, a Concord University student from Lewisburg answers with a graphic story, launching on what would have been Miller’s 107th birthday.
Messman Hero: The story of Dorie Miller
Born in Waco, Texas in 1919, Dorie Miller served as a Navy cook aboard the USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Gail Taylor appointed to Morgantown City Council vacancy
‘My goal is bringing consensus. I think it helps to have seven people who can get on the same page’
The Care Behind West Virginia Abortion Billboards
A campaign by Shout Your Abortion & Women’s Health Center of West Virginia highlights available healthcare services for Black women and underserved groups.
David Fryson: Courageous leaders must resist anti-DEI policies (Opinion)
Former WVU VP for DEI David Fryson calls on university presidents and corporate executives to defend equity and inclusion against political attacks.