Skylar Baker-Jordan
4 posts
Remembering the Legacy of the ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Who Rewrote the Appalachian Narrative
I don’t remember the first time I heard “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The song has been a familiar hymn…
October 10, 2022
Review: ‘Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place’
Neema Avashia’s book points to contradictions resulting from a sense of belonging and identity informed by place as…
March 31, 2022
Opinion: What the Left Doesn’t Understand about Rural America
To win in rural communities, Democrats need to show up and help, not heckle. Earlier this month, a…
February 10, 2022
Commentary: Granting the Sacklers Immunity is a Miscarriage of Justice
“And they wonder why folks don’t trust the vaccine.” That was my first thought when I saw the…
September 16, 2021