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A Youth Football Lawsuit And Rural Appalachians On Solar, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, sports can unite teammates from all different backgrounds. But in the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay looks at one way sports can drive us apart.

Allegations of discrimination in youth football were raised by a West Virginia lawsuit, highlighting questions about who is allowed to play. Kay spoke with Olobunmi Kusimo Fraser, a lawyer who handled the case, in the latest episode of Us & Them: “Is The Playing Field Fair?

Also in this episode, new research is examining how rural Appalachians feel about the usage of their land for solar energy. The Allegheny Front, a Pittsburgh-based public radio program that reports on environmental issues in the region, brings us this story.

Plus, the West Virginia Legislature adjourned this year’s second special session Tuesday evening. Reporters Briana Heaney and Caelan Bailey recap what happened at the Capitol.

West Virginia Morning is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, which is solely responsible for its content.

Support for our news bureaus comes from Shepherd University and Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Maria Young produced this episode.

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