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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA?
Who Gets to Imagine West Virginia? Black Faith, Creative Resistance, and the Future of Home
The intersection of faith and culture
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.
Latest articles
Youth Voices Rising: Myana Mosley and Antoine Booker Look Beyond West Virginia Stereotypes
This story is part of Youth Voices Rising, a Black By God narrative-change project supported by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and produced in partnership with the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy at West Virginia State University.
Steven Dunn: “the way I want to be in the world”
Steven Dunn is a novelist and professor currently residing in Denver, CO. But, his roots are in Kimball, McDowell County. He wants to show people of all colors that their stories can be told in their own voices.
Youth Voices Rising: Black By God Helping Amplify Youth Voices in West Virginia
This October, during National Arts and Humanities Month, Black By God: The West Virginian is launching Youth Voices Rising, a series of student articles, interviews and videos that gives audiences a view of West Virginia through young people’s eyes.
How we got here: An exploration of Black land ownership and farming in West Virginia’s history
Black By God is reporting on how Black farmers in West Virginia are rebuilding agricultural systems despite barriers to land, policy, and capital—highlighting what’s working, who’s leading, and how communities are adapting.