Wheeling Juneteenth Expands to Three-Day Celebration This Year Alex Panas June 10, 2022 On January 1, 1863, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in anticipation of the Emancipation Proclamation going into effect. While word quickly spread that all enslaved people living in the Confederate ...
Unity in Diversity: Black Lives Matter Movements Take Shape in Ohio Valley Nora Edinger August 10, 2020 Editor’s note: In an ongoing commitment to sharing Wheeling’s stories in their diversity, here’s an overview of recent community responses to the Black Lives Matter movement. If you are involved with other loca...
A Letter to My Host Daughter Vishakha Maskey June 6, 2016 2 Dear host daughter, When the idea of hosting an exchange student for a year came to my mind witnessing a friend host for a few years, there were fear and also uncertainty. When I showed few sample letters to...
State Legislators Discuss Diversity In The Capitol Lee Chottiner December 7, 2015 This article is presented via a Weelunk partnership with Dateline:Wheeling. For more great Lee Chottiner stories, poetry, and images that focus on Wheeling, go to DatelineWheeling.com. If you’re Black, Hisp...
Can Diversity Help Wheeling Grow? Yes. Vishakha Maskey August 10, 2015 4 After dropping my kids off to nature camp, as I walk out of Schrader Environmental Center, I hear a little girl say “That’s that Chinese girl.” My reaction: “I am sorry, I am not Chinese.” This is not...
