VA SR148

Naomi Hodge-Muse received the 2025 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship Award from the National Association of Black Storytellers and co-authored "Tales of Koehler Hollow: An African American Family in Rural Appalachia," which won the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Nonfiction in 2025

Served for 23 years as president of both the Martinsville-Henry County NAACP and the Martinsville-Henry County Voters League

Virginia Union University graduate who earned a four-year full tuition scholarship and later worked at a local DuPont facility in Henry County

Led grassroots advocacy efforts with the Sierra Club against uranium mining in Virginia and mentored numerous young people, providing housing and financial support

Senate of Virginia formally commends her achievements as an author and her legacy of service to the Henry County community