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Students to Visit Underground Railroad Museum

Reagan Clagg, Student Reporter • February 7, 2024

To start off Black History Month, Marshall’s Housing and Residence Life, in conjunction with the Office of Intercultural Affairs, will be hosting a day...

Black History Month Poster Competition Celebrates African Americans and the Arts

Cyd Collins, Student Reporter • February 7, 2024

In celebration of Black History Month, art students were tasked with creating posters centered on the theme of African Americans and the arts in a contest...

Great Voices Speaker Series Starts With Author

Ella Bumgardner, Staff Reporter • February 7, 2024

Author and sociologist William H. Turner kicked off the Great Voices Speaker Series on Wednesday, Jan. 31, by speaking on his book “The Harlan Renaissance:...

Black History Month Kickoff Centers Around Art

Sarah Davis, News Editor • February 2, 2024

Black History Month is all about acknowledging one’s identity and background, said the keynote speaker at the 2024 Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum Black...

Moffat Lecture to Explore Baseball Negro Leagues

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • April 10, 2023

An expert in the history of the Negro Leagues will present at the 2023 Charles Hill Moffat Lecture on April 11 at 6:30 p.m, hosted by the history department...

Food for the Soul: Using Food to Create Community and Celebrate Black History Month

Bex Law, Student Reporter • February 23, 2023

COVID-19 ended the annual Food for the Soul Feast, a tradition since 2003, so Shaunte Polk from the Center for African American Students decided to transition...

Hip-Hop: From the Valley to the Mountaintop

Sarah Davis, Staff Reporter • February 20, 2023

Marshall welcomed hip-hop artists Deep Jackson, Shelem, Duke Johnson and Scantag to campus for a performance and panel discussion on hip hop, Appalachian...

Black History Celebrated by West Virginia Singer

Victoria Ware, Opinion and Culture Editor • February 15, 2023

West Virginia songwriter Lady D is looking forward to an event at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center where she can observe and celebrate the history...

Black History Month Features Hip Hop in Appalachia Event

Joseph DiCristofaro, Student Reporter • February 14, 2023

Hip-hop music, black culture and the Appalachian identity will be the topic of a panel discussion on the Marshall campus this week. The two-hour discussion...

Marshall’s Busiest Week During Black History Month

Bex Law, Student Reporter • February 9, 2023

The busiest week in Marshall’s Black History Month celebration features four events ranging from lectures to musical performances. The lecture “Black...

New Sculpture Exhibit to Raise Awareness for Black History Month

Emma Johnson, Student Reporter • February 6, 2023

Local artists have the opportunity to show off what Appalachian Black History means to them in an upcoming sculpture exhibition. The Radiant Communications...

Black History Month Events Launch on Campus

Bex Law, Student Reporter • January 31, 2023

With a theme of “Black Contribution in American Life and History,” Marshall University will celebrate Black History Month with events ranging from...