Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, May. 15, 2025

Reclaiming Black Musical Roots And A Local 'Booze And Brews' Trail This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a festival highlights the grassroots movement to reclaim the Black roots of folk and country music, and a new tourism trail highlights the brewers and distillers of southern West Virginia.

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, May. 13, 2025

Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey

A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Jan. 02, 2025

Kwanzaa Celebrates Community With An Eye To The New Year

Javier McCoy, interim director of the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture, talked with Chris Schulz about Kwanzaa festivities, which call on observers to reflect on seven principles.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jan. 02, 2025

Enjoying Winter Vegetables And Celebrating Kwanzaa, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a new dinner series explores the wonders of winter produce and also in this episode celebrating Kwanzaa.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jun. 07, 2024

W.Va. Black Pride Foundation Forges Space For Black LGBTQ Community

Reporter Jack Walker spoke with West Virginia Black Pride Foundation founder Kasha Snyder-McDonald to discuss her organization’s vision for a better West Virginia for Black LGBTQ residents.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, May. 28, 2024

Preserving Black Churches' Cultural, Architectural History In W.Va.

Black churches span the Mountain State, from Harpers Ferry to Charleston. But maintaining these sites is a matter of preserving both architecture and culture.

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