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Desegregation and the Black Community: A Necessary Step That Carried a Cost
By Delegate Hollis Lewis Black History Month is not only a time to celebrate our collective achievements, study the often-hidden history of Black people in America and throughout the world, […]
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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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“Make West Virginia Healthy Again” Act would fight obesity, malnutrition, diabetes, and more.
HB 4982 has already passed the House and gone to Governor Patrick Morrisey’s desk. It would give the existing Office of Healthy Lifestyles greater authority, create the Healthy Lifestyle Fund and require Medicaid recipients to have access to additional programs.