Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields

The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and revitalize resources. 

In West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields, a Grassroots ‘Jubilee’

Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been taken from them.

Day One: The Inauguration

On Jan. 20, tens of thousands of people flooded Washington, D.C. to watch the pomp and circumstance of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Local law enforcement agencies estimated that more than 200,000 people had tickets to the inauguration. This turnout follows an election where Trump made notable inroads with many […]

100 Days, 100 Voices, Redux

We need the world to hear us when we say firmly: This moment is about so much more than the rise of Trump.

Tyler Childers’ Appalachia: How the Country Singer Challenges our Relationships with Addiction and Religion

Not only has Childers reformed how Appalachians think about addiction and religion, but he’s re-cast the way the rest of the country views our story too. 

A booth set up by Knoxville Abortion Justice Alliance.

Appalachian Tennessee Abortion Providers Are Still Fighting to Provide Care

Amid abortion bans across Southern Appalachia, it’s harder than ever for abortion providers in Tennessee to offer services.

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For These Drag Queens, Their Queerness and Appalachian Identity Go Hand-in-Hand

Their on-stage personas both challenge redneck stereotypes and reclaim their Appalachian heritage.

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‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and the New Apostolic Reformation’s Effect on Our Politics

Many find healing from trauma in religion. But that trauma can also be used by religious leaders to activate political action.

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From the Editor: “We’ve Seen The Future, It Looks Like Young Appalachia.”

I’ve been thinking about our efforts since 2016 to collectively rewrite a different future, one where Appalachia, especially young Appalachia, is fully cognizant of the dystopia and hopeful nonetheless.

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100 Days in Appalachia

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Reclaiming and Revitalizing Resources in West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields

The demand for clean water in McDowell County is but one element of a groundswell of community-based activism to reclaim and revitalize resources. 

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In West Virginia’s Southern Coalfields, a Grassroots ‘Jubilee’

Davis and Ware want to use the church that once divided McDowell County into miners and management to reclaim what has been taken from them.

Read More

‘An Ecosystem of Dysfunction:’ West Virginia Still Has a Child Welfare Worker Shortage, and It’s Taking a Toll on Foster Kids and Families

As West Virginia’s foster care system struggles to hire and retain workers amid low pay and overwhelming caseloads, it stresses foster families and keeps kids from getting the attention they need.

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