Remembering Special People Among Us During Women’s History Month
Newatha Myers was president of the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation for more than 20 years and used her leadership to help raise more than $50,000 for scholarships and to build the Woodson statue on Hal Greer Boulevard in Huntington. She was also an anti-poverty counselor who helped more than a thousand young people find their way. For her service, she was named a West Virginia History Hero by the Division of Culture and History as an “irreplaceable West Virginia asset.” She was also the first Black business owner in downtown Huntington and founder of the Black Association of Faculty and Staff organization at Marshall University. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, founded by Woodson, gave her a Living Legacy Award in 2013.