#MartinDelany on Education

Honoring one of our unsung heroes: Martin Robinson Delany by reading : gutenberg.org/files/17154/17…

Nature has always been my escape from the craziness of the world. Sometimes you have to slow down and say, “Wow God, only you could have created something so spectacular🙏🏽. Let’s protect our natural spaces, so that the next seven generations can enjoy this too. #ClimateAction

After almost 50 years of refusing to comply with party rules regarding inclusion — The West Virginia Democrats come into compliance. #affirmitiveaction BlackByGod.org

fb.me/e/PfFH82KQ The West Virginia State NAACP will conduct a Zoom conversation with Calvin Osborne, Esq. this Thursday, May 20 at 6:30pm.

Tune in this Thursday for a great #DCStatehood discussion. Register here: acludc.org/mayevent

“Matter is the minimum.”

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Just registered for National Racial Equity Initiative Summit! CBCF Inc. cbcfinc.org/programs/natio…

Last call for citations for the forthcoming edition of our annotated bibliography on structural racism in the U.S. food system! Please send in your citations by Monday, November 1. canr.msu.edu/news/call-for-…

Harpers Ferry, WV, is the birthplace of the NAACP. George Rutherford, president of the JC WV NAACP, joined us today to say: “Our legislators have turned their backs on us. But I hope your presence here today will really help us to move forward.” (Photo: Steve Pavey)

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Juneteenth activities. We appreciate our community #CharlesTown #naacp youtu.be/AxPb4qdLLSU

In 1892, West Virginia's first Black-owned newspaper, "The Pioneer Press," was established in Martinsburg by J.R. Clifford - WV's first African American attorney. The paper consistently advocated for both labor rights and educational opportunities for Black workers. #BlackHistory

The West Virginia coal mines were a crucial site of Black labor organizing in the early 1900s. During the Mine Wars (1912-1921), Black and white miners worked together in unprecedented solidarity through the UMWA to fight for better working conditions. #BlackHistory25 #WVHistory

Memphis Tennessee Garrison (1890-1988), a remarkable Black labor leader from Huntington, WV. The daughter of former slaves, she worked as a coal camp teacher before becoming one of the first female UMWA organizers. She fought tirelessly for both workers' rights and civil rights.

The railroad industry was vital to West Virginia's Black community in the early 20th century. African Americans held various roles from porters to brakemen on the C&O Railway. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was the first Black-led labor union chartered by the AFL.

African American workers played a vital role in Charles Town's orchard industry from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. Many families worked seasonally in the apple and peach orchards, developing specialized skills in fruit cultivation and harvest.