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Restructuring Of University Boards Would Reduce Role Of Staff, Students

The bill removes the voting rights of board members elected by the faculty, staff and students at all universities and recategorizes those members as “nonvoting, advisory” members.

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Traveling African American History Exhibit Heading To Charleston

A traveling museum spotlighting Black history across generations is headed to Charleston for an exhibition this month.

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Young, Gifted And Black: A Tradition Of African American Arts And Heritage In West Virginia

Affrilachian poet and playwright Norman Jordan is one of the most published poets in the region. Born in 1938, his works have been anthologized in over 40 books of poetry. He was also a prominent voice in the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and 70s. He died in 2015, put part of his legacy is the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy in West Virginia. Folkways Reporter Traci Phillips has the story.

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