Saturday, May 18 2013 7:57 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:57:12 GMT
People lined the streets of Buckhannon catching glimpses of military honor guards, bands, and floats along with the festival's queen and king waving hello to everyone.
People lined the streets of Buckhannon catching glimpses of military honor guards, bands, and floats along with the festival's queen and king waving hello to everyone.
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:11 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:11:36 GMT
Girls on the Run is a 12 week after school program in Monongalia County that helps girls build self esteem through running activities. The course works girls from 3rd to 8th grade towards being able to
Girls on the Run is a 12 week after school program in Monongalia County that helps girls build self esteem through running activities. The course works girls from 3rd to 8th grade towards being able to
West Virginia University's Center for Black Culture and Research hosted a guest speaker Wednesday evening in honor of Black History Month.
Dr. Terrence Roberts was one of nine students from Little Rock, Arkansas to integrate Central High School in the fall of 1957. Dr. Roberts said integrating Central High was frightening and that he thought his first day could very well be his last day.
"The entire year was hellish. We had people to, well their philosophy was this: either you leave voluntarily, or we'll kick you out and use anything we can possibly think of to make that an easy decision for you to make," said Roberts.
Dr. Roberts also said people need to take time to read the history of America and find out what happened to have an understanding of what's going on today.
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