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The 23rd Annual African American Heritage and Culture Festival took place in Jefferson County over the weekend. From a parade to live music, and a memorial walk to the original site of John Brown’s Fort – the festival offered a variety of events for visitors.
It was organized by the NAACP of Jefferson County, and they say the weekend is meant to bring people together and remember the history that helped shape our country into what it is today.
Friends and families of victims of a West Virginia mine explosion four years ago are meeting to remember their lost loved ones.
A gathering for those affected by the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster will take place Wednesday afternoon in front of the federal courthouse in Charleston. Saturday is the four-year anniversary of the explosion that killed 29 miners.
According to the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial website, the event will run from noon to 3 p.m.
Massey Energy owned the mine. Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship released a documentary this week disputing that his company was at fault.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says he was deceived into appearing in the film. He has demanded his interview be removed and the film be taken off the Internet.