by Anitra Hamilton The Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP appreciates this opportunity to publicize our work with residents of Monongalia and Preston counties. Founded in 1909 in response to violence against African Americans around the country, the NAACP (National ...
by Susan Brown On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation that made Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday, commemorating the historical acknowledgement of a day celebrated by Black Americans since 1866. Juneteenth — also called “Juneteenth Day,” ...
Even when you’ve done nothing wrong, interacting with police can be intimidating. It is hard to know exactly what your civil rights are as a citizen when having an encounter with the police. In an effort to empower citizens by informing them of their civil rights, the ...
by Anitra Hamilton The Morgantown/Kingwood Branch of the NAACP appreciates this opportunity to publicize our work with residents of Monongalia and Preston counties. Founded in 1909 in response to violence against African Americans around the country, the NAACP (National Association ...
To be a destination or to be the doldrums? I personally do not want more people to come live in West Virginia and I hope more of them leave. So, the way to continue population loss is to keep the status quo and tweak it to increase the negative aspects of living here. We could ask ...
by Robert F. Cohen Jr. Last week Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sent a letter to Morgantown City Attorney Ryan Simonton expressing that the ordinance creating a Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board drafted by a Special Committee of City Council is illegal under ...