Black History

The Roanoke Tribune has been telling its Black readers their lives matter for more than 80 years. While many newspapers have struggled to adapt to the…

On September 9, 1915, historian Carter Woodson helped found the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. This group became the cornerstone for…

When Cicero Fain began working on his Ph.D., he took a deep look at the black community in Huntington, West Virginia. He wanted to understand where it…

On this West Virginia Morning, youths experience trauma across Appalachia at a higher rate than the national average. This trauma can range from parents…

Legislator Elizabeth Simpson Drewry was born in Virginia on September 22, 1893. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Elkhorn, where her father…

This February West Virginia Public Broadcasting celebrates Black History Month through programming that commemorates the contributions of African…

A West Virginia University professor who has been researching the experience of black soldiers in World War I will speak to Congress about the time…

A team at Marshall University has received a Knight News Challenge Grant to take a smart phone or mobile device history app and improve its black history…