Crystal Good
@cgoodwoman
Appalachian docent poet/performer finally in recovery from many ƙɑɾʍíϲ lessons! Ornery @BlackByGodWV founder + the made up real @SenatorGood
What Am I Doing at the James Beard Awards — again? – Black By God blackbygod.org/articles/uncat…
SCOTUS Favors Trump, Undermines Federal Court Judges by @TheWayWithAnoa newsone.com/6265980/scotus…
Say it plain.
If you want me to cover your thing…you have to tell me you’re doing a thing. Unless you don’t want me covering your thing. If so, carry on then.
Doug Skaff Jr., a businessman and politician who once led the Democratic minority in the West Virginia House of Delegates before switching parties to run as Republican for Secretary of State, died Tuesday afternoon in an automobile accident. He was 48. theintelligencer.net/news/top-headl…
Delivering papers today and learned that Hazelton is known as “Misery Mountain” 😢 .@iamcardib Calls Out Hazelton Prison Abuse: 'We Still Matter'—BBG Exposes Systemic Mistreatment and How to Take Action – @BlackByGodWV blackbygod.org/articles/civic…
Hearing multiple reports that as of today, Randall Reid-Smith is out.
Hearing multiple reports that as of today, Randall Reid-Smith is out.
A new wave of coffee sippers in the coffee shop. The conversation has tilted to how the government funds trans events in foreign countries -- cooking classes, etc. "We are now going to save trillions." I'm itching to know the source, but let me mind my business. #westvirginia
Young, Black, Beautiful, Brilliant, Gifted.... West Virginians.
Young, Gifted, and Black in Policy: Something to Celebrate in West Virginia - Feb 3, 2025 7pm blackbygod.org/articles/uncat… via @blackbygodwv
I ear hustle hard in West Virginia coffee shops and public spaces. And, YOU SHOULD HEAR WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DECISIONS COULD IMPACT THEM. Deep worry and concern. I've yet to hear regret, but.... I hear it loud and clear.
In my Affrilachian English — @AvashiaNeema put her foot in this! Thank you. Reclaiming History: Crystal Good’s Black by God - Salvation South salvationsouth.com/crystal-good-b…
But. Does anybody care?
BBG is honored to collaborate w/ veteran reporter Martin Staunton on a critical story about the rising opioid overdose rates among Black West Virginians. While rates for white population decline the Black community faces a growing crisis. Stay tuned for Martin's reporting.
When Senator Byrd died, I knew our welfare check was gonna, die too. Let’s see how this goes. 😳
My Daddy ran the tv news desk — and I run a community newspaper. That apple hit me on the head! 🍎 Excited to share that legendary reporter Martin Staunton is working on some stories for BBG @BlackByGodWV. I know my Dad is getting a kick out of this. 😇
Dr. Stephen Loyd, head of the state’s Office of Drug Control Policy, emphasized that while overdose deaths in West Virginia have decreased overall, Black communities have not benefited from the same progress.
Who Speaks for Us? Addressing the Black Overdose Crisis in Appalachia – Black By God blackbygod.org/articles/healt…
This part!
WV is one of the most federally dependent states in the country. Going down this path would be disastrous.
Brave young woman. 🙏🏾
The teen, who was 16 at the time of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz's arrest, is about to testify before the jury. She is 18 now.
I know what it’s like to stand in a court room and share your traumas and harms — to beg for justice in the face of overwhelming evidence and admissions. Man sentenced for sex assaults that began in 1980s | News | wvgazettemail.com wvgazettemail.com/news/man-sente…
No words.
Good morning! We are on Day 4 of the Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz. We should be starting with testimony about text messages sent by the defendants. Here's what happened yesterday: wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_v…
Continued excellent reporting on this scandal.
"Small people get looked over." The WV Water Development Authority has granted over $80M from a fund usually tapped for water and sewer infrastructure on other projects amid persistent water access and quality concerns in the state's southern coalfields: wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…