W.Va. DMV Releases License Plate To Celebrate National Anniversary
The new commemorative license plates are expected to be available in DMV offices across the state by the end of the week.
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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 NewsState Board of Education Hears Numbers, Next Steps To Address School Discipline
Since the return to classrooms after COVID-19, parents, teachers and education leaders across the country have reported a rise of disciplinary issues in schools. A new resource should help create a greater understanding of the emerging issue.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDisciplinary Disparities Focus Of Public Comment At Board Of Education Meeting
The Board heard public comment from two individuals concerned with disciplinary issues in the state’s schools, as well as an update on their own disciplinary report.
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.
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Public Hearing Comments Call For Rejection Of ‘Anti-Racism’ Act
How do we teach - or not teach - our children about race, ethnicity or sex? At a public hearing in the House Chamber, West Virginia lawmakers heard the public’s views on the so-called ‘anti- racism’ act.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorgantown Project Promotes Listening To Heal Racial Divides
Two activists in Morgantown are organizing a listening project they hope leads to greater racial understanding in the community.
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