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All Hands on Deck: Launching BBG’s $100,000 Campaign

This moment is simple: we need each other. Black By God is asking for your support of our $100,000 community fundraising campaign to sustain and grow Black-led journalism in West Virginia.

We kicked it off live May 2–3, when we hosted a 24-hour All Hands on Deck Houseboat Podcast-a-Thon—a full day of conversation, storytelling, and community—launching this campaign and raising our first wave of support, with more than $6,000 collected on GoFundMe during the livestream.

This fundraiser didn’t end when the livestream did. This GoFundMe continues until we reach $100,000—together.

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Why This Matters

Black By God: The West Virginian has lost critical federal funding that supported our ability to tell agriculture and community stories. At the same time, something powerful is happening: Local and regional partners are stepping up. Through the Appalachia Funders Network, BBG has received a two-year, $100,000 investment through the Rural News Fund to expand our reporting. Now we’re asking our community to match that investment—dollar for dollar.

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What You’re Supporting

Your donation helps us continue and expand: Black-led journalism in West Virginia — covering politics, culture, agriculture, and community The Folk Reporters Program — training citizen journalists to report on local issues Agriculture storytelling — connecting land, food, and people Community storytelling — podcasts, live events, and documentary production This is about making sure Black voices in Appalachia are not just included—but centered, documented, and sustained.

Thank you for your support of Black-led independent journalism!