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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Juneteenth Holiday Celebrates Freedom From Slavery
In 2021, the Juneteenth celebration became a federal holiday. The date recognizes when Blacks in Galveston, Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation two and half years after it was signed.
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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THE BLACK TALK. How old were you when you first learned that police may think of you as a threat?…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSummit Brings Racial Issues to Forefront
Over the past two days, dozens of people gathered in Charleston to have conversations organizers appropriately refer to as “racy.” The Summit on Race…
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