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Welcome to BLACK BY GOD | The West Virginian an emerging news and storytelling organization centering Black voices from the Mountain State.
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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Recent Stories
- Culture
DOCUMERICA: Jack Corn Captured Appalachian Realities
Throughout the 1970s he visited the Appalachian Mountains and photographed coal miner culture of West Virginia
- Culture
2022 Black Appalachian Storytelling Fellowship Awardees
The National Association of Black Storytellers Celebrates the Importance of Stories and Storytelling
- Community
West Virginia Families Demand Justice and Accountability for Hundreds of Unexplained Jail Deaths in Mass Rally
Families in West Virginia demand answers and accountability for hundreds of unexplained jail deaths.
- Civics
Making Black Policies Happen
Black communities in West Virginia know what policies could make their lives better. Now they need them to happen.
- Civics
West Virginia’s Black Lawmakers
From the first Black legislator elected in 1896 to today's three delegates, their history is overshadowed by white political power
- Civics
Black Policy Day Gathers Advocates and Lawmakers
The day-long event served as a chance to meet and uplift the needs of Black West Virginians and to convey those needs to state lawmakers
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