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Community celebrates Juneteenth with cookout

To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Mark Twain, American humorist, said that.And he wasn’t necessarily joking. Hawa Diawara feels the same — and she’s not laughing, either. That’s why the 18-year-old, from Morgantown by way of Columbus, Ohio, got together with friends to organize a cookout in honor of today’s Juneteenth observance. Their event runs two days, actually. It will be from 1:30-8:30 p.m. today and Saturday on the WVU Mountainlair green. Look for international foods, music from a D.J. and maybe even a surprise guest, she ...

Loved ones pay their respects to the late Betty Puskar

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. ...

Petition demands change for WVU’s black community

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 ...

Racism explained through multiple sources

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 ...

Preston Health Department awaits final test results from Myrtle Beach trip

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 ...