Stories by Maura Flynn

• COVID-19

  THANKSGRIEVING

  “Black By God exponentially added to the role these mountains have in my heart. I am a better person for understanding Appalachia. I am a better storyteller because of the wide array of life I’ve had the privilege to experience in interviews.”

  By Maura Flynn Nov. 25, 2021

  

• Family

  COVID-19 eviction moratorium collapsed just in time for school

  “When a state lifted its moratorium and let evictions resume, the hazard of contracting Covid-19 was 1.39 times greater after five weeks and 1.83 times greater after 12 weeks, rather than if the moratorium had continued," a new study from MIT concluded.

  By Maura Flynn Sept. 7, 2021

  

• Community

  100 Years of Black West Virginia Youth Writing

  From the Peters Sisters to Aiden Satterfield

  By Maura Flynn April 4, 2021

  

• Civics

  The 2021 West Virginia Black Legislative Agenda?

  As crossover day and the close of the WV Legislature is approaching, Black By God Folk Reporter Kate Jordan shares how her session began.

  By Maura Flynn March 29, 2021