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Appalachian Youth Creators
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Young people in Appalachia are being shaped in an era fraught with political unrest, surrounded by almost insurmountable global issues that will shape the world they inherit. But all at once, they are expected to both save the world and care far less about things too serious for them to understand. Here, we give young Appalachians space to think out loud, examine and amplify issues they know are impacting their identities, their communities and, by extension, their politics.
Commentary: What My Mamaw Has Taught Me about Women’s Labor and the Appalachian Matriarchy
The Appalachian woman archetype is rough, hardened and traditional. Men are the head of the household; women mind…
Commentary: My Years of Growing Up Queer in Appalachia
Seven years before my dad was born and six years before my mom, the Stonewall Riot took place…
Q&A: Two Young Appalachian Activists on the 2020 BLM Movement and What’s Happened in Their Community Since
During Black Lives Matter rallies that swept Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, last summer, Madison Mellinger and LeShan Wilkinson, both 20,…
As COVID Strained Appalachian Campus Mental Health Services, This Kentucky University Struggled to Keep Up. Some Students Say It Didn’t.
At Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, Martin, a junior who does not wish to be identified by…
To All the Morels We Found Before: On Finding Morels – and Finding Yourself – in Appalachia
As a little kid growing up in Southeastern Ohio, I always looked forward to late March and early…
How a Common Phrase Became a Life Lesson: A Young Appalachian on ‘Getting Above Your Raising’
It took moving out of Appalachia to truly appreciate the richness of the culture I was raised in. …