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One of America’s pioneering filmmakers had nothing to do with Hollywood but nevertheless left his mark on the emerging industry. Oscar Micheaux was a homesteader, who then turned his attention to making movies in the early 1900s. He was a Black man who made movies for Black audiences at a time when they weren’t allowed into mainstream, white-only theaters. And for several pivotal years in the 1920s, he operated out of Roanoke, Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Jefferson County author's new book unveils the history of Thomas and Lavinia Lovett, a Black couple who in 1890 opened Harpers Ferry's iconic Hill Top Hotel.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA traveling museum spotlighting Black history across generations is headed to Charleston for an exhibition this month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA 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 NewsMarshall 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...
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