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Black History Town Hall Streamed Live On WVPB YouTube
Student News Live, in partnership with the Carter G. Woodson Lyceum, will present a live-streamed Black History Month Town Hall with Rev. Al Sharpton from the Paley Center for Media in New York City. WVPB will share the live stream from 7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Feb. 7 on our YouTube channel.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTraveling Exhibit’s Stop At WVU Highlights African American Military History
A private collection that features over 650 items focusing on African American history and culture including photographs, records and news clippings was on display in WVU’s student union building Tuesday. It highlighted the role of African Americans in the nation’s armed forces from the post-Civil War Buffalo Soldiers to today.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMU Celebrates Black History Month 2025
Marshall University has a diverse array of Black History Month activities in the month of February – and they kick off with a focus on labor. The late Huntington native Dr. Carter G. Woods...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlack 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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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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCarter 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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