Excerpt | Rural Towns | rural | Nikki Giovanni Listen to the Lessons of Appalachia In this excerpt from “Beginning Again,” Nikki Giovanni offers an ode to the great people who call Appalachia home. Nikki Giovanni | Aug 13, 2024
How Folklore Can Shape Our Climate Futures It’s not just our homes that are at risk from climate change; it’s our customs, songs, and stories. Katie Myers | Apr 12, 2024
To Help the Economy and Addiction Problems, West Virginians Draw From Within Solving the Mountain State’s endemic issues means a return to old-fashioned virtues of neighborliness and diligence. Quincy Gray McMichael | Aug 8, 2022
Black Farmers Are Rebuilding Agriculture in Coal Country Jason Tartt saw opportunity in the terraced hillsides of his native West Virginia, both for restoring the land and for other Black farmers. Natalie Peart | Jan 10, 2022
What Does Joe Manchin Want? Ask a West Virginian The senior U.S. senator from West Virginia harks back to a time when Democrats embraced working class values and looked to local leaders. Ashton Marra | Jul 29, 2021
In This West Virginia City, Health Is a Communal Effort The people of Williamson, West Virginia, are rethinking how health care is provided in the community, starting with re-opening their closed hospital. Taylor Sisk | Jul 21, 2021
Slavalachia: Bringing Cultures Together Through Folk Music A group of musicians from Belarus, Ukraine, and Ohio discover a shared story about music and oppression. Chad J. Reich | May 3, 2021
Black Writers and Poets Are Upending Stereotypes About Appalachia Affrilachian artistry and identity allows Appalachia to be fully seen as the diverse and culturally rich region that it is. Amy M. Alvarez, Jameka Hartley | Apr 16, 2021
Pipelines Make Uncomfortable Neighbors in Appalachia Residents face the threat of disasters, construction noise, and loss of control over their land. Erin Brock Carlson, Martina Angela Caretta | Feb 15, 2021
Rewriting the Story of Race in Appalachia Meet the podcast host challenging what we think we know about Black Appalachians. Ashton Marra | Jan 4, 2021
How the Coronavirus Made Ending Homelessness Even Ƶ Critical Clarksburg, West Virginia, had mapped out a plan to create a housing-first program for its homeless population. Then the pandemic hit, and the plan went into overdrive. Taylor Sisk | Jun 3, 2020
Gun Sales Are Up Across Appalachia. Here’s Why Historically we know current events tend to effect gun sales—and this influx is coming from first-time firearm buyers. Nick Keppler | May 11, 2020
Appalachia’s Front Porch Network Is a Lifeline A traditional gathering place where the public meets the private is now the critical point of contact for families isolated during the pandemic. Alison Stine | May 8, 2020
Analysis | Coronavirus Coverage People Are Fleeing to Appalachia to Escape COVID-19. That Needs to Stop Wealthy urbanites “escaping” the coronavirus are overstressing already poor communities, and probably bringing the virus with them. Alison Stine | Apr 6, 2020
Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline Kentucky’s Berea College closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not stopping the work of supporting students. Ivy Brashear | Mar 23, 2020
The Phantom Promise: How Appalachia Was Sold on Prisons as an Economic Lifeline As the coal industry declines, rural communities are seeking new economic stability—but prisons may not be the answer. Alison Stine | Nov 8, 2019
Appalachia’s Deep History of Resistance Protest runs through the region’s veins like coal seams through the mountains. Mason Adams | Sep 26, 2019
How an “Arts and Culture Economy” Rebuilt a Former Coal Town “Ƶ and more artists started moving in, and we ended with the crazy, amazing mix of people in town.” Bryce Oates | May 15, 2019
How Coal Country Is Cleaning Up Its Act A program in eastern Kentucky is retraining miners in industries that help mitigate the environmental impacts of mining on communities. Mason Adams | Oct 5, 2018
These Photos Will Change the Way You Think About Race in Coal Country The myth that Appalachia is uniformly White lingers, but communities of “Affrilachians” were documented in the 1930s. John Edwin Mason | Mar 15, 2018