Tag: Culture

Horror Podcast ‘Old Gods of Appalachia’ Keeps Appalachian History and Folklore Alive Through Its Tales of the Undead

In the early morning of August 4, 1917, a gas explosion ripped through the southern end of the West Kentucky Coal Company’s No. 7 mine in Clay, Kentucky, killing 62 of the 153 men below ground. It remains the deadliest mining disaster in Kentucky history.    The tragedy did not end […]

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Commentary: Gun Violence Has Defined Gen Z’s School Life. Will the Capitol Breach Change Anything?

School shootings and lockdown drills have been a defining experience for my generation. On social media, countless students have described experiences during shootings or shooting drills – the fear they feel as they huddle in their darkened classroom corners; the sound of loud pops echoing outside of locked and barricaded […]

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A New Generation of Appalachian Jewish Farmers Is Going Way Back to the Land

In English, the Hebrew word “yesod” (pronounced yeh-sode) translates to “foundation.” Given its multiple layers of meaning, it’s a fitting moniker for a farm inspired by Jewish values, like Yesod Farm+Kitchen, in Fairview, North Carolina. Yesod suggests “connecting with Jewish ancestral wisdom, specifically with our agricultural wisdom,” says farm cofounder […]

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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 origins reach back generations. In Africa, agricultural celebrations across the continent honored the full harvest, but also celebrated the “first-fruits” as far back as the ancient Egyptian and Nubian societies. More modern […]

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