Culture

This week in Affrilachian history: Oct. 4 through Oct. 10

Discover key milestones in Affrilachian history: Olympic Gold Medal-winning basketball player Vicky Bullett was born, and same sex marriage was legalized in The Mountain State

From West Virginia to Chicago: Black By God Joins National Conversation on Independent Media

Black By God joins independent newsrooms at the 2026 URL Media Convening in Chicago to elevate Black West Virginia stories in national media spaces.

City Center Live presents Edward Albee’s ‘The Zoo Story,’ featuring Stuart Frazier and Jeff Bukovinsky, Saturday

This week in Affrilachian history: Sept. 27 through Oct. 3

Discover key milestones in Affrilachian history: educator Fannie Cobb Carter's birth and the founding of integrated Storer College in Harpers Ferry.

‘The Garden of Dooley’ – Remembering a WV Trailblazer

Explore the 'Garden of Dooley' mural by Tat Plug at Charleston's YWCA, honoring civil rights leader and attorney Katherine 'Kitty' Dooley.

Behind the Beat: 27 Years of Doing Something Different

This week in Affrilachian history: Sept. 20 through Sept. 26

Discover key late-September milestones in Affrilachian history: NASA pioneer Dorothy Vaughan, delegate Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, and publisher M.T. Whittico.

What Would You Save? The Apocalypse School Wants to Know

A Viral Songwriting Challenge Shines a Spotlight on the Tradition of Hip Hop in West Virginia

This spring, the community media organization Black By God challenged West Virginia artists to write a lyrical love letter to the state, breathing new life into the state’s hip hop scene