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Black by God [1] is a newspaper created by West Virginia Affrilachian [2] poet, Crystal Good in 2020 to fill a journalism gap. [3] It provides additional news coverage for Black residents in West Virginia. [4] [5] [6] Good has been called “the Social Media Senator for the Digital District Of West Virginia.” [7] Black by God is the only Black-run newspaper in West Virginia. [8] It amplifies stories left out of the dominant narrative. [9] Recently it partnered with Appalachian Voices [10] to investigate air quality in the West Virginia Black community. [11] It has been featured in national news outlets such as Yes Magazine. [12] It has both a digital and print version and is free to subscribe.
References
[edit]- ^ https://blackbygod.org/
- ^ "Affrilachian Poets".
- ^ https://www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2021/11/10/west-virginia-news-black-readers and racial disparity/
- ^ "Black by God, West Virginia's only Black newspaper, celebrates four years of operation". 4 February 2024.
- ^ https://cfs.osu.edu/folkohio/events/crystal-dawn-good is a spoken word poet who has been called a “Wonder Woman.”
- ^ "Crystal Good—A 2023 West Virginia Wonder Woman". 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Crystal Good".
- ^ "Black by God, the West Virginian". 20 November 2023.
- ^ "'Black by God' Tells a Fresh Story for West Virginia - Moundsville: PBS Film & Magazine". 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Appalachian Voices".
- ^ "Appalachian Voices partners with Black by God to examine air quality in West Virginia's African American communities". 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Filling in a News Gap for Black West Virginians".