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New Ralph Lauren collection explores collegiate style on historically Black campuses
By: Neda Ulaby | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A young woman in a powder blue sweater glances up dreamily from a book she’s perusing on a pristine campus lawn. Four impossibly strong-jawed college men… Read More

The Appalachian legacy of Carter G. Woodson, ‘father of Black History Month’
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Carter G. Woodson’s Appalachian legacy HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (OVR) — Carter G. Woodson was one of the first people to seriously study and document the history… Read More
![Doctor Tee Ford-Ahmed poses for a portrait next to the stain-glass window inside of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church that has since become the symbol for the church, in Athens, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/072121_DoctorTee_0001-scaled-e1627059895381-900x422.jpg)
Historic Black Church Receives Grant To Begin Major Renovation Project
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens is one of 40 historic sites in America to receive part of a $3 million grant that will help preserve African… Read More

Black Historical Center in Gallipolis Receives Foundation for Appalachian Ohio Grant
By: Destiniee Jaram
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GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WOUB) — A 150 year story of segregation, perseverance and preservation resides in Gallia County thanks to a group working to preserve local Black history. The walls of… Read More

Athens Celebrates First Juneteenth As A National Holiday
By: Taylor Burnette
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — People in Athens gathered Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were emancipated over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth… Read More

Ohio’s Only Black Elected Prosecutor Prepares To Take Office
By: Debbie Holmes | WOSU
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STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOSU) — In January, Stark County will have its first-ever Black elected prosecutor. Republican Kyle Stone, 37, will also be the only Black county prosecutor in the… Read More