Morels For Thanksgiving? Mushroom Experts Share Tips For The Safe Preparation Of A Springtime Delicacy

In the spring, morel hunters in Virginia take to the woods in search of mushrooms that look like little Christmas trees. Some people freeze them for later. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch asked foragers and chefs for lessons on harvesting and preparing this beloved fungi.

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Government Chris Schulz, Feb. 16, 2023

Black Policy Day Returned To The Legislature

Black Policy Day returned to the West Virginia Legislature Wednesday for its second year to highlight the policy issues facing Black West Virginians.

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Education Caroline MacGregor, Jan. 23, 2023

Huntington Banner Program Honors Black History Month

he City of Huntington is recognizing 150 Black people of note through a street banner program as part of Black History Month. The installation by the Public Works Department of the banners Monday on 3rd and 4th avenues coincides with the launch of a website, www.huntingtonblackhistory.com, with photographs and biographies of each featured individual.

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Education Curtis Tate, Feb. 22, 2022

Carter G. Woodson Founded Black History Month. His Journey Began In West Virginia

Woodson came to West Virginia as a young man. He worked in the coal mines in the New River Gorge. He attended Frederick Douglass High School in Huntington, where his lifelong dedication to education began.

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Top Stories Shepherd Snyder, Feb. 09, 2022

Civil War Art Exhibit Coming To W.Va. Recounts The Lives Of Black Soldiers

An art exhibit of full-sized portraits of 17 Black Civil War soldiers from across America alongside biographies of their lives before, during, and after the Civil War. Artist and medical illustrator Shayne Davidson has been touring the country with the exhibit titled Seventeen Men since 2012.

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Government Duncan Slade, Feb. 03, 2021

Spacecraft Named After Famed NASA Mathematician, W.Va. Native Katherine Johnson

A new spacecraft headed to the International Space Station later this month will be named after NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, a native West Virginian.“Her work at NASA quite literally launched Americans into space, and her legacy continues to inspire young black women every day,” Northrop Grumman wrote in a press release this week.

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WVPB News Jan. 20, 2017

Carter G. Woodson Lyceum Established at Marshall University

Marshall University announced Friday the launch of the Carter G. Woodson Lyceum. Named after the Huntington native and “Father of Black History Month,”…

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