At the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic in Scarbro, West Virginia, oxygen tubes dangle from the noses of three miners slowly pedaling on stationary bikes. All of these men have black lung – a disease caused by breathing in coal dust. Over time, the dust coats the lungs and causes them to […]
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Jimmy Palmer, 32, of Upshur County, West Virginia, works in the gas industry. Palmer ran a rig crew drilling for natural gas. Now he’s changing jobs to work at “the other end of it” where he manages the fluid coming out of the well. Palmer says he saves his money […]
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Alice Dilbeck, 58, of Harvest, Alabama is retired from the software solutions industry. She traveled to Ohio to work on the Hillary Clinton campaign. After the election, Dilbeck was one of the local organizers for the Alabama chapter of the Women’s March on Washington. The Women’s March was a worldwide […]
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For many, President Donald Trump’s Inauguration was a moment of celebration. For others, the event was a study in civics or a day of protest. We went to the National Mall to find Appalachians on this historic day. Moses Greenberg, 43, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, brought his wife and four children […]
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Tears of hope welled in the young eyes of Dakota Vaughan as he watched Donald Trump officially become the 45th President of the United States. “This has been five, six months in the coming. I’m ready,” Vaughn said. Anticipation built in the room where Vaughan, a senior, and the rest […]
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On top of a crate nestled in a small children’s wagon, they built their altar. In Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, black femmes honored their ancestors by laying down jewelry, photos and books — spraying them with water, rum, honey, and tobacco. Nearly a thousand people stood behind them. Although this […]
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