Author: Rachel Garringer

Telling Tales: How the Media Fails Appalachia

This article was originally published by Scalawag. Join the author, Rachel Garringer, along with WMMT FM and Scalawag in a community discussion about issues in media coverage of Appalachia in Whitesburg, Kentucky on March 31. The event is a chance to share ideas and examples of ethical, accountable, community-led media […]

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“It’s going to take resoluteness”: Elizabeth Sanders on uprooting white supremacy in Central Appalachia and beyond

 Note: This piece was originally published in Scalawag, a magazine focused on Southern politics and culture. This interview comes from Scalawag’s ongoing series which recognizes the need to explicitly name and identify the legacy of white supremacy in journalism. The Southerners Combating White Supremacy Series highlights the efforts of Southerners who […]

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