Betty Jane got an earful when they got back to the car, but it was worth it. “Pinched that guy right on the butt,” Wayne Howard, said, laughing. “Goosed him good.”The “Betty Jane,” to whom he’s referring is his big sister, Betty Puskar, the Morgantown benefactor and public ...
Amid the protests and unrest following the death of George Floyd, LaToya Jones found a way to bring black voices to the public in a new way. Jones, of Morgantown, aspiring entrepreneur and developer of an eco-friendly body care product line, said black professionals are willing to participate in and serve the community, they just don’t have the same advantages as non-black counterparts, and too often remain unidentified as a group. Today, Jones and local black business owners will launch Black Business NOW, a digital magazine featuring black entrepreneurs across West Virginia. ...
The West Virginia University Board of Governors and President Gordon Gee will address a petition signed by hundreds demanding change for the university’s black community, according to a release put out by the university. The BOG will meet at 3 p.m. today. The Dominion Post reached out ...
The Dominion Post has compiled read, watch and listen lists, based on recommendations from multiple sources — including the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cassie Rattray (@radicallove.co.uk on Instagram, @CassieRattray on Twitter), the Zinn Education Project and NPR —to help better understand the black experience and move the conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion forward.Books “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County “has the potential to really blow up” with COVID-19 cases, as more are confirmed among travelers returning from Myrtle Beach, the health department said Wednesday. Gov. Jim Justice, in his COVID-19 address Wednesday, said seven positive cases have been ...
May there be no double-bogeys in Heaven.Or whiffs or slices, either.Amen. So goes John Verbosky’s prayer for Hershel Mullins, the Monongalia County chief magistrate (and his longtime golfing buddy) whose funeral is today. Mullins, 70, died last weekend at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, after a lengthy illness not related to COVID-19. His service is 11 a.m. today at McCulla Funeral Home, in Westover. “I hope he’s having a great reunion with his family and friends,” Verbosky said. “I hope he’s playing a few rounds and there’s a good fishing ...
