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On Kwanzaa and Kuumba with Birmingham’s Deidra Clark
On the list of winter holidays, Kwanzaa is the youngest, first celebrated just five decades ago. But it’s…
In Knott County, KY, Gingerbread Is Remembered For Its Connection to Local Politics
In her cozy kitchen in Hindman, Kentucky, LaRue Laferty watches over her teenage grandson, Jaxon Conley, as he…
Boilo and Belonging: A Northern Appalachian Christmas Tradition
Stick around for the recipe below! Despite being born and raised in a Northeastern Pennsylvania coal community, I…
Places of Worship in West Virginia Grapple with COVID’s Impact on Holiday Services
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, Pastor Nancy White has shifted the way members of…
Commentary: Celebrating Hanukkah in the Age of COVID-19
As Jewish holidays go, Hanukkah is not such a tough one to adapt for pandemic life. This year, the…