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Traci Phillips

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Martha’s Vineyard Honors Della Hardman Every Year. More West Virginians Should Know Her Name.

Charleston-born artist and educator Della Hardman taught at West Virginia State before building an enduring cultural legacy in Oak Bluffs.

From West Virginia to NABJ: BBG Connects With Black Journalists in Atlanta

Representing Black By God at the 2026 NABJ Convention in Atlanta: Bringing West Virginia storytelling to the national stage and exploring a local NABJ chapter.

People Moving the Mountains: Beverly White’s work didn’t stop when she became Mayor

Lewisburg Mayor Beverly White continues her leadership across West Virginia as Chair of Region 4 Planning & Development. Read her story on Black By God.

Charleston native and pioneering Black journalist Tony Brown dies at 93

Remembering Tony Brown: The iconic host of Tony Brown’s Journal and Howard University dean began his historic journalism journey at Charleston's Garnet High School.

I Thought I Knew West Virginia. Then I Rode the Hatfield-McCoy Trails.

Exploring home: A Charleston family turns a birthday celebration into an 8-hour adventure on the Rockhouse Trail System, centering Black West Virginians in outdoor recreation.

National Reparations Advocate Bringing 40-Mile Walk to West Virginia
From the Triangle District to the New Triangle District
Two Miles. Two Legends. One West Virginia Valley That Helped Shape America.
Built During the Civil War, This Black School in West Virginia Rewrites American History
Black History Didn’t Come From Where We Think It Did