As 2021 comes to a close, our staff has been reflecting on which stories impacted them this past year. From Chris Jones’ firsthand experience at the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to the longterm impacts of COVID-19 told from the perspective of a 6th grader in Alabama, this […]
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Affrilachian Poet Bernard Clay Discusses New Collection ‘English Lit’ and His Appalachian Roots from an Urban Upbringing
Published in August of this year, “English Lit” is Bernard Clay’s autobiographical poetry debut – one that took decades to complete. “A lot of the poems I started writing when I first started writing poetry back in high school,” Clay said. “So a lot of these poems are like time […]
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100 Days in Appalachia is seeking a knowledgeable, creative and motivated part-time writer to help shape the editorial voice and strategy for our newsletter products. The ideal candidate has a proven talent for writing with experience in copy editing and social media strategy for digital media, and can work collaboratively […]
Read MorePhotos: Pro-Trump Mob Overtakes U.S. Capitol
Hundreds of supporters of outgoing Pres. Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, breaking through windows and forcing their way through doors as members of Congress held sessions to debate and confirm the Electoral College votes cast in the 2020 presidential election. One woman was shot and killed during […]
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100 Days in Appalachia is a collaborative nonprofit newsroom. We prioritize working with other publications on creating new content, but know that ours aren’t the only voices in the region, so we also work to bring more attention to the work of our partners. We invite other media outlets to […]
Read More100 Days in Appalachia’s Call for Pitches
100 Days in Appalachia began as an experimental pop-up publication, designed to candidly narrate the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency from within the heart of a region dubbed “Trump Country.” In the years since our founding, we have expanded that mission so that today, we tell the political, […]
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