New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Campaign Mailer Uses Race To Target GOP Candidate
A campaign flyer targeting Senate candidate Dr. Steven Eshenaur, who has four adopted children, two of them African American, raises race as an issue in the election.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKingwood March Exposed A Raw Seam Of Rage
This episode about a Black Lives Matter march in the tiny town of Kingwood was recently honored with a 2022 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The Kingwood BLM Rally set up a flash point. Black protestors and their allies faced off with heavily-armed white people who say Kingwood has no race problem. The event exposed the raw seam of rage that’s come to define racism in this country. In this episode, host Trey Kay speaks with West Virginia Del. Danielle Walker, who is pushing back at the fear and outrage of racial hatred in America.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsArtists Take Public To School With Social Issues Exhibition in Beckley
An exhibit in Beckley called “Social Studies” is displaying visual art that relates to local, national and even global social standards.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlack Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year
Two Kentucky theater students thought 2020 would be the year they produced a provocative play. But then came the pandemic. And then protests about racial injustice.
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Kingwood March Gives A Unique Look At Racism In America
A Black Lives Matter march in the tiny town of Kingwood, West Virginia set up a flash point. Black protestors and their allies faced off with heavily-armed white people who say Kingwood has no race problem. The event exposed the raw seam of rage that’s come to define racism in this country. In this episode, host Trey Kay speaks with West Virginia Delegate Danielle Walker, who is pushing back at the fear and outrage of racial hatred in America.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJustice Responds To Del. Walker's Letter To Address Hate, White Supremacy
In a virtual press briefing Friday, Gov. Jim Justice addressed a letter sent to him by West Virginia House of Delegates member Danielle Walker, a Democrat from Monongalia County. The letter called on Justice to address a rise in white supremacy and messages of hate across West Virginia.
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