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- Civics
Black Policy Day and Delta Day Held at State Capitol
Hundreds in attendance to hear from speakers who shared their experience and expertise on policy issues impacting Black West Virginians and why it’s important for Black West Virginians to participate in the policymaking process.
- Civics
MLK Day protester, Katonya Hart, arrested and kept in cage due to perceived racial bias
On Jan. 17 nine people were arrested during a protest in downtown Charleston. The protesters were calling on Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
- Civics
Recap of the 2022 BBG WV Black Legislative Policy Priorities Survey
"People of color need policies to thrive in West Virginia. We protest in the streets and go to court for things we are not protected by. Black people are always fighting for all and never make those elected officials accountable." Del. Walker
- Civics
Press Conference From The Pulpit
West Virginians and New Yorkers Demand The Passage of Voting Rights Act In Historic Black Church In Charleston West Virginia
- Cartoons
SUMMONING THE TRUE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
“Sir, The Father of Black History, The Lion Of Zion, and The Appalachian Shaman are here….”
- Community
Lady D Is West Virginia Thriving
“The whole country thinks West Virginia is those people they see on the news. And I just want there to be an acknowledgment of Black people, who we are, who we were, what we did, especially in the context of music.”
- Folk Reporters
Impressions of the Follow-up Presentation of the Feasibility of Repealing the Ban on Nuclear Power in West Virginia - Part 2
With Our Nuclear ⚛️ Folk Reporter Samuel Moss
- Civics
March For Abortion Rights In West Virginia
In November 2021 Black By God published an article “Young Women ‘Match Harassment’ at Abortion Clinic with Motivational Messages” 🗞 In 2022 they share that story on the WV Capitol steps.
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