by Tracey L. Rogers When President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he urged all Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often […]
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MUB to honor John Edwards, escaped slave turned Morgantown water pioneer
MORGANTOWN — A century before the formation of the Morgantown Utility Board, Morgantown’s first water delivery service came via mule-pulled cart. Pretty interesting. Even more interesting was […]
W.Va.’s first official Juneteenth
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed SCR 4 in March recognizing June 19 […]
Justice declares Juneteenth state holiday
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice declared Saturday a state holiday. Juneteenth, held on June 19 each year, celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. He […]
We must ‘allow teachers to teach the truth’
The morning bell rang at Republican High (”Home of the Fightin’ Pachyderms”) as students shuffled in. Gretchen Niedermeyer dry swallowed a couple of pre-emptive aspirins and reminded […]
The ‘can’t do’ narrative continues as Biden addresses Tulsa
President Biden has pledged to “help narrow the racial wealth gap and reinvest in communities that have been left behind by failed policies.” He used the 100th […]
Sometimes, you wonder what they’re so afraid of
Not that the subject has ever been easy. No, as has often been noted in this space, this country has been positively Herculean in its effort to […]
