Tag: Politics

ICYMI: Our Partner’s Top Stories of 2020

From COVID-19 outbreaks to the youth leaders of local Black Lives Matter movements, here are some of our publishing partners’ favorite stories that you may have missed this year. Belt Magazine Ohio Has Always Had Confederate Apologists This story on the history of confederate sympathizers in Ohio was one of […]

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Where Did the First COVID Vaccines Go in Appalachia?

A critical care nurse in Long Island is reportedly the first in the country to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus. Sandra Lindsay said the shot didn’t feel much different than any other. Lindsay received her vaccine Monday as COVID-19 death rates in the U.S. reached 300,000, nearly one American […]

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Explore How Appalachia Voted in 2020

Although the media called the 2020 President race weeks ago, states across the country are finalizing their recounts and certifying their tallies this week, but the outcome is unlikely to change. Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Appalachia is made up of 420 […]

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ICE Contracts with Metropolitan Knoxville Generate Fear with Rural Immigrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreements with a single county can affect an entire region, immigration advocates say. In East Tennessee, Knox and Greene counties maintain such agreements, while larger metropolitan areas have backed away from them. In 2018, an ICE raid in a Bean Station, Tennessee, slaughterhouse made national headlines.  […]

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