Caroline Murphy, a West Virginia University sophomore, works on a graphic design piece at her apartment on Monday, Sept. 28, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Murphy studied graphic design at the WVU College of Creative Arts.
Caroline Murphy, a WVU sophomore, gazes out a window at Vandalia Apartments on Monday, Sept. 28, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Murphy recently won a design competition for FestivALL, an arts organization based in Charleston, West Virginia.
West Virginia State Delegate Danielle Walker embraces Lhawa, a West Virginia University freshman, after the march for Breonna Taylor on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Solidarity for Equality and Compassion, a nonprofit organization based in Morgantown, organized the event in light of the recent court ruling.
Sam Norris, protest organizer and founder of Solidarity for Equality and Compassion, speaks to local residents gathered for a march for Breonna Taylor on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Norris brought water, masks, sign making materials and first aid kits to ensure safety for participants.
West Virginia Delegate Danielle Walker was one of many state residents who participated in the march for Breonna Taylor on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Morgantown West Virginia. Walker spoke out about systematic racism in the state and the nation as a whole.
Walker is running for the West Virginia House of Delegates Dist. 51 in the upcoming November election. She has served as the lead sponsor of 13 bills, including an education bill related to the anti hazing law.
Earlier this month, Walker wrote a letter to West Virginia Governor Jim Justice stating she was harassed by an “angry mob of white supremacists.” This letter refers to a recent BLM protest in Kingwood, West Virginia, on Sept. 12.