Southern Black Girls and Women’s ‘Joy & Justice Tour’ coming to Charleston
The Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium brings its free, festival-style Joy & Justice Tour to Charleston, WV on Aug 22 at North Charleston Rec Center.
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Remembering the legacy of ‘Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz’ Ann Baker
Celebrate West Virginia Black music history this August: Honoring John Ellison's 85th birthday and Ann Baker, "Charleston's First Lady of Jazz."
Your Monthly Horoscopes For August 2026
Welcome to eclipse season. Astrologer Jessica Lloyce breaks down August 2026 transits, the Leo & Pisces eclipses, Mars in Cancer, and Mercury in Virgo.
‘National Poll Worker Recruitment Day’ event to be held Tuesday at State Capitol
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner invites registered voters and eligible high school students to sign up at the State Capitol for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.
Solar energy is building a resilient future for West Virginia
West Virginians face the 2nd highest energy burden in the U.S. Learn how rooftop solar, co-ops, and the Ratepayer Bill of Rights offer energy independence.
Bluefield State University Convenes Regional Leaders for Engineering Appalachia Executive Roundtable
Bluefield State University convened business, government, and education leaders for the Engineering Appalachia Executive Roundtable to expand STEM talent in WV.
Legendary Bill Withers to be inducted into Beckley’s inaugural ‘Hometown Hall of Fame’
Beckley honors music icons Bill Withers, Hazel Dickens, and more at the inaugural Hometown Hall of Fame event on Aug 1 at Word Park. Live music, art, and food trucks.
West Virginia Folklife seeks applications statewide for Folklife Apprenticeship Program
Applications are open for the 2026-27 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Master artists receive $3,000 and apprentices $800 to preserve state traditions.
Fourth Annual Dismukes Gala Returns to Welch to Honor a Forgotten McDowell County Legacy
Nearly a century after Dr. Henry Dodford Dismukes opened the largest privately owned Black hospital in the country in Kimball, West Virginia, the community he served is coming together again to make sure his story — and the building that held it — isn't lost to history.