Researcher studies how racism plays a role in higher death rate for Black babies WVU Today Black infants die at almost twice the rate of white infants in West Virginia, a statistic nursed by racism and other adverse circumstances not only in the state, but across the ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT — After going decades as a hidden figure in her work for NASA, Katherine Johnson’s legacy as a mathematician, barrier-breaking Black woman and West Virginian was recognized Wednesday on what would be her 102nd birthday. Johnson, who was born ...
When George Floyd was killed under a policeman’s knee, outrage erupted across the country — around the world — and within weeks, the officers involved in his death were arrested and charged, policies regarding the use of chokeholds and deadly force are under close scrutiny and society ...