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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

And we've got a great op-ed about a bill that would prohibit unhoused people from sleeping outside! Read more from Maya Krueger: blackbygod.org/articles/civ...

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Opinion: I helped oppose Morgantown's camping ban

WV doesn't need a statewide one.

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

A thread of our most recent Folk Reports in cased you miss them!

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Our most recent #BBGFolkReport from @justicehudson.bsky.social! Yesterday, the West Virginia Senate passed a controversial "Women's Bill of Rights" that would require transgender people to use bathrooms, changing rooms, and more based on their sex at birth. blackbygod.org/articles/civ...

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WV Senate passes “Women’s Bill of Rights” – Black By God

The state Senate approved a controversial “Women’s Bill of Rights” with just one senator opposing it. The bill is one of many spawned by the governor’s desire to end “wokeness.”

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Proud Appalachian @rwheeler.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

“When someone hears ‘Appalachia,’ the first thing that pops into their head isn’t an African American face, ever. It’s kind of irritating.” —Shaylan Clark (Washington Post interview, 2017)

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15 Photos That Will Change Your Thoughts About Race in Coal Country

Discover insightful articles on These Photos Will Change the Way You Think About Race in Coal Country. Join us in exploring solutions for a just, sustainable, and compassionate world. #These Photos Wi...

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Justice @justicehudson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

My latest for @blackbygod.bsky.social “Bill increasing jail time and parole requirements approved by WV Senate” SB 136 would increase sentencing requirements and the minimum jail time an incarcerated person needs to serve before they are considered for parole. blackbygod.org/articles/civ...

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Bill increasing jail time and parole requirements approved by WV Senate – Black By God

Senate Bill 136 would increase sentencing requirements and the minimum jail time an incarcerated person needs to serve before they are considered for parole.

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Left standing at the gate—again. For the 2nd time in 4 years, the Mollett family was blocked from visiting their ancestors’ graves on coal mine land. Black Appalachian history buried twice—first in the ground, then behind corporate gates. By @JoeSerivino for BBG. blackbygod.org/articles/fam...

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Mollett family fights to keep Edwight mine land cemetery alive – Black By God

Rakes and flowers in their hands, memories of loved ones on their minds, Doretha Mollett’s family never made it past the company gate. For the second time in four years, Mollett’s family could not rea...

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

BBG is honored to collaborate with/ veteran reporter Martin Staunton on a critical story about the rising opioid overdose rates among Black West Virginians. While rates for the white population decline, the Black community faces a growing crisis. Stay tuned! blackbygod.org/articles/new...

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Breaking BBG News – Black By God

BBG is honored to collaborate with veteran reporter Martin Staunton on a critical story about the rising opioid overdose rates among Black West Virginians. While rates for white populations are declin...

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Dr. Stephen Loyd, head of the state’s Office of Drug Control Policy, emphasized that while overdose deaths in West Virginia have decreased overall, Black communities have not benefited from the same progress. blackbygod.org/articles/hea...

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Who Speaks for Us? Addressing the Black Overdose Crisis in Appalachia – Black By God

By BBG On Friday, December 6, 2024, state and local leaders gathered in South Charleston at Café Appalachia, a nonprofit that supports people with substance use disorders, for a town hall meeting on ...

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Black By God @blackbygod.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

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Who Speaks for Us? Addressing the Black Overdose Crisis in Appalachia – Black By God

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Crystal Good(woman) @cgoodwoman.bsky.social · 02/06/2023

Just joined the Bluesky platform. Howdy. I publish a small newspaper amplifying Black voices in West Virginia, Central Appalachia. Take a sneak peek at our upcoming cover and platform: BlackByGod.org

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