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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WEST VIRGINIA?
Cabell County Public Records: Sept. 30 through Oct. 26, part two
In 1950, the Black residents of Cabell accounted for just over 4% of the county’s population. Today that number is above 5%, with the Black population in the City of […]
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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Field Notes: An Interview with Rev. Ronald English
This article was originally posted by the West Virginia Folklife Program on Sept. 30, 2020. Black By God is reposting this article following the recent passing of Rev. Ronald English.
Letter to the Editor: He Didn’t Just Leave: The Part of the Story the BSU Board Didn’t Tell
Members of the BSU Board of Governors discuss the departure of former University President Darrin Martin
BBG Profiles Ancella Radford Bickley: The Library She Left Us
Remembering Huntington Native Ancella Radford Bickley, keeper of Black West Virginia history
