Keep Your ‘Elegy’: The Appalachia I Know Is Very Much Alive
Ivy Brashear is the March 2022 host of 100 Days’ Creators and Innovators newsletter series. Sign up for…
Appalachian Students Displaced by Outbreak Get a Lifeline
Colleges and universities are closing across the United States to help slow the spread of the new coronavirus. But…
Wrestling with Rural Stereotypes (Instead of Pigs) on Television Could Bridge Our Political Divides
You never really forget a hog killing once you see it. The smell of woodsmoke mingling with the…
The Lies We’re Told About Appalachia
The old exploitative images are indelible: out of work, white, needy. They obscure the region’s diversity and long…
How to Get Out of the Debt Trap When Banks Won’t Help
In many rural areas, a lack of banking options has led to an increase in predatory lending. In…
The Radio Show Bringing Prisoners Messages from Home
For inmates that can’t afford phone calls, this weekly program connects them to faraway family and friends. The…