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Black History Month Power Hour celebrates Black history through music

Black History Month Power Hour celebrates Black history through music

Ashton Pack, Student Reporter February 17, 2025

The Black History Month Power Hour celebrates Black history through the evolution of music in a weekly collaboration between the Office of Intercultural Affairs and WMUL-FM. Shaunte Polk, the director...

Lauryn Coffman was one of the competition's winner.

Black History Month festivities begin with annual poster competition

Luke Campbell, Student Reporter February 4, 2025

Marshall University’s Black History Month celebrations kicked off with the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s annual Black History Month Poster Competition Awards on Feb. 2 at the Visual Arts Center. Assistant...

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 trip to the Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati,...

Alexander Vance took inspiration from Black artist Kehinde Wiley for his
winning poster.

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 called The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s Black...

Turner spoke on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

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: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal...

The keynote speaker, Laurie Goux, presented on dancer and activist Katherine Dunham.

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 History Month kickoff event. “It’s about knowing...

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 in the Shawkey Dining Room of the Memorial Student...

Kara Hornbuckle prepares food for the Food for the Soul event.

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 Food for the Soul to an online cooking show. “We’re...

Hip-Hop: From the Valley to the Mountaintop

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 identity and Black culture on Thursday, Feb. 16. Among...

Lady D’s performance is being held as a part
of Marshall’s Artists Series.

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 of Black music. Doris Fields, professionally...

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 will explore the popular and sometimes not...

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 Resistance: Centering Voices From Within the...

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