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Unseen, Unheard: The Struggle To Find Black Children in West Virginia’s Data
State agencies responsible for collecting data, such as the WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Department of Education, Bureau of Juvenile Services, and Department of Social Services, seem hesitant to fulfill their obligations in reporting data on African-Americans.
Fostering a Legacy of Excellence: WV Black Excellence Sets Goal to Award More Scholarships to Future Black Leaders
Its mission is grounded in inspiring and promoting the next generation of leaders through exposure to models of excellence from West Virginia.
Multifest Still a Beacon of the Need for the Black Press
A look at the history of Multifest and the role Black newspaper The West Virginia Beacon Digest played in its inception
Funeral Singer Brings Comfort and Healing to Charleston, W.Va.’s Black Community
Leeshia Lee interviewed Michelle Dyess for West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Inside Appalachia
Community members in Charleston’s West Side get creative to fight food insecurity
In response to the shuttering of traditional grocery stores, corporations have littered the Capitol city with dollar stores. Processed foods are plentiful in the community. Finding a head of lettuce, however, can require taking two buses and a 15-minute walk each way.
CT Minimah: ‘There is only one chance to get it right’
Championing Black sports journalism through lenses and lives
