Racism

West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) has won two 2022 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards (RTDNA) in the Large Market Radio category.

On this West Virginia Morning, the 2022 state legislative session ended Saturday night at midnight with a number of important bills passing, but a number of much-discussed bills not making it through in time. We have a reporter roundtable to recap the action from the weekend.

It looked like the most controversial bill of the 2022 West Virginia Legislative session had just squeaked by in time, just before midnight and adjournment sine die on Saturday. But within the next hour it was confirmed by the Senate Communications Director that Senate Bill 498 had not passed the upper chamber in time.

On this West Virginia Morning, a small group spent six days traveling America’s southern states to learn about the country’s racial legacy and the impact of the Civil Rights movement. Us & Them host Trey Kay was along on the immersive tour that offered multiple perspectives from diverse leaders.

Last year, Inside Appalachia brought you the story of rock climbers taking on racist, sexist and other offensive route names in West Virginia’s New River Gorge. Inside Appalachia reporter Zack Harold recently checked in with DJ Grant, a climber who helped kickstart the effort to change the names, to see if climbers were successful in their efforts.

On this West Virginia Morning, last fall, we heard from a man who helped kick start an effort to change some offensive names of routes at the New River Gorge. We check in to see how that effort is going. Also, in this show, we hear about a new surgery created by a West Virginia doctor that aims to shorten recovery time for one of the most common sports injuries.

An exhibit in Beckley called “Social Studies” is displaying visual art that relates to local, national and even global social standards.

On this West Virginia Morning, we look back to September, when a Black Lives Matter rally turned hostile after white supremacists showed up. Also, in this show, we hear updates on schools, vaccine distribution and statehouse news.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s foster care system has been overrun in recent years. We explore how deep trauma has affected children in foster care and how some struggle to find their place as they age out of the system. Also, we bring you a conversation with author Charles Dodd on his new novel “How Fire Runs,” and we have the latest coronavirus news in the state.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from residents of Bluefield, where one of the state’s only citizen review panels for local police exist. Also, in this show, we hear about the latest pushback to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.