Black Lives Matter activists march through Terra Alta, West Virginia, on July 10, 2020. Photo: Chris Jones/100 Days in Appalachia

Q&A: A Black Journalist Turned Community Organizer Shares the Lessons They’ve Learned on How to Make Our Coverage of Race Equitable, Not Extractive

By Chris Jones / June 17, 2021

Over the past few months, we’ve been presenting local and […]

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New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light on Struggles of Being Young in Appalachia

By Katie Myers / June 16, 2021

This article was originally published by The Ohio Valley ReSource. […]

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The Eastern Kentucky University Counseling Center is housed on campus in the Whitlock Building. Photo: EKU Counseling Center/Facebook

As COVID Strained Appalachian Campus Mental Health Services, This Kentucky University Struggled to Keep Up. Some Students Say It Didn’t.

By Kaitlyn Miracle / June 15, 2021

At Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky, Martin, a junior […]

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks on his phone before Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Al Drago/Pool via AP

You Want to Understand Joe Manchin? You Have to Understand West Virginia Politics First.

By Ashton Marra / June 11, 2021

For the past several months, Sen. Joe Manchin has been […]

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The incredibly rare morel is prized by gourmet cooks, particularly in French cuisine. Morel hunting is a hugely popular springtime activity. It attracts hundreds of morel enthusiasts at various locations for festivals and hunting competitions. Such gatherings serve as meeting points for morel pilgrims, collectors, friends and tourists alike, who come together to share stories, experiences, exchange morel recipes and engage in morel hunting. Photo: Ken Mattison/Flickr

To All the Morels We Found Before: On Finding Morels – and Finding Yourself – in Appalachia

By Grace Arnold / June 10, 2021

As a little kid growing up in Southeastern Ohio, I […]

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Evictions at a Kentucky Trailer Park Highlight Appalachia’s Lack of Affordable Housing

By Katie Myers & Liam Niemeyer / June 9, 2021

This article was originally published by The Ohio Valley ReSource […]

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Illustration: Chiharu Roach

Commentary: Poetry Gives Words to the Language of Survival for Appalachians

By H.M. Cotton / June 3, 2021

I live in Birmingham, Alabama, in the shadow of Red […]

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How a Common Phrase Became a Life Lesson: A Young Appalachian on ‘Getting Above Your Raising’

By Ariana Velasquez / June 1, 2021

It took moving out of Appalachia to truly appreciate the […]

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Commentary: Whether It’s Floyd’s Death or an Opioid Crisis, When the Defense Relies on Victim Blaming, Racism and Stigma Persist

By Elliot Van Noy / May 27, 2021

I was standing in my mom’s kitchen in April listening […]

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