This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. It’s a sweltering hot Monday in Whitesburg, Kentucky, and the kitchen at Community Agricultural Nutritional Enterprises, or CANE, is buzzing with activity. In an industrial kitchen that was once a high school cafeteria, Brandon Fleming is chopping onions and sliding them into […]
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Young leaders like Chris Dyson from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, are organizing an unprecedented number of demonstrations in response to the police killing of George Floyd. Historians say the range of localities participating is unprecedented. As one of the only Black kids growing up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (pop. 5,800), 21-year-old Chris Dyson […]
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This piece was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. By now it’s become a familiar scene: Marchers fill the streets with placards proclaiming “Black Lives Matter,” and chants fill the air as the demonstrators recite the names of those lost. But there’s something different about some of these protests […]
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Demonstrations and vigils in the nation’s smaller cities and towns show public support for Black Lives Matter and law-enforcement reforms. As America enters its second week of protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality, the demonstrations have spread to all 50 states, according to CNN. While the […]
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The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been making baskets for centuries. While it is an old artform, basket makers are resilient — adapting to changes not only in their craft, but their traditions too. From imagining new designs to dealing with hard-to-come-by materials, basket makers are dedicated to keeping their craft […]
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In Appalachia and across the country, protestors took to the streets over the weekend demanding change after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was killed by a white police officer. Floyd’s death is the third killing of an African American at the hands of […]
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