Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the city, died Thursday night at 91. Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, was ...

And I got surprised, anyway. It turns out the founder of the observation that eventually became Black History Month was from West Virginia. According to the destination marketing organization ...

I lead the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank. When we opened our doors in 1970, there were only 1,469 Black elected officials in office across the ...

GLEN JEAN, WV (WVNS) – Did you know the man that is responsible for the creation of Black History Month once worked and lived near the New River Gorge? Carter G. Woodson was born in 1875 in Virginia ...

The 2024 college football season was one of change for the Army West Point Black Knights. For the first time, outside of a seven-year stretch from 1998-2004, they were a member of a conference for ...

The 24868 ZIP code serves McDowell, a neighborhood in Northfork, WV. This code is essential for accurate mail delivery and can also help you find local amenities such as schools, parks, and community ...

From organized team activities through the end of the regular season, reporters from The Associated Press who cover the NFL spoke to more than 65 Black players from 25 teams to gather their ...

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia partnered with the City of Richmond and Venture Richmond to collect and display more than two dozen large photos. A community-based photo ...

A community-based photo exhibition in Richmond, Virginia — a city at the center of a lot of Black history — showcases portraits of African Americans across the centuries for Black History Month.