Many people in the Charlottesville area know Richelle Claiborne as a singer and songwriter. Others are more familiar with her work on stage as an actress and storyteller. As an administrator at Renaissance School, she is referred to as “Mrs. Claiborne.” And at home, she’s “Mom.”
Authorities say a white supremacist gunned down 10 people and injured three at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday. Most of the victims were Black.
On this West Virginia Morning, we listen to a conversation with historian Kidada Williams who is the host of a podcast by Virginia Public Media and Molten Heart called “Seizing Freedom.” It includes stories of Black Americans who were enslaved in the South.
Lawmakers across Appalachia are debating how issues of race are taught in public schools, but the U.S. isn’t the only country with an unsettling history to deal with.In Germany, teachers are mandated to include lessons about one of their nation’s darkest chapters the Holocaust.