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Youth Voices Rising: Lauryn Taylor Talks Community With Aaliyah Jones
By Lauryn Taylor, BBG Youth Voices Rising Lauryn Taylor is a high school student that attended the Norman Jordan Academy this summer. She says she is proud of her community […]
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
