Juneteenth

Juneteenth Event Highlights Exhibits Removed From National Parks

A group of off-duty, fired and retired park rangers have organized a series of Juneteenth events, including one at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, to recognize African American history that is not approved for display at the federal sites.

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Flood Recovery Efforts And Protesting Possible Medicaid Cuts, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we have the latest on devastating floods to hit two counties in the northern part of the state. We’ll also talk about West Virginians' efforts to halt Medicaid cuts. And, we learn about reviving black coal camps in McDowell County — through farming.

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W.Va. Recognizes Juneteenth As Officials Call For State Holiday

From Shepherdstown to Huntington, celebrations statewide recognized the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to let people enslaved there know that they were free.

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Saving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia

This week, Inside Appalachia, a West Virginia man is reviving a Black coal camp through farming. Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage. And, the Reverend George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia, was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered during Juneteenth through his poetry.

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