Fourth Annual Women Warriors Summit To Feature High Profile Speakers
The fourth annual Women Warriors Summit will take place at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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Encore: Oscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia
This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOscar Micheaux, Kathleen Driskell And Soul Food, Inside Appalachia
This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSaving A Black Coal Camp And Affrilachian Poets, Inside Appalachia
This week, Inside Appalachia, a West Virginia man is reviving a Black coal camp through farming. Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage. And, the Reverend George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia, was born in the years after slavery ended. He’s remembered during Juneteenth through his poetry.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHare Krishna Kitchens In W.Va., Soul Food And A Musician's Call To Arms, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens. Also, an Asheville musician’s latest guitar album is a call to arms. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who is passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.
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In W.Va., Hip Hop Has Gone From Marginalized To Mainstream
Last year, communities celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop. Over the past half century, hip hop has gone from a marginalized art form to a mainstream powerhouse. It developed in major metropolitan centers like New York, Los Angeles and the South, but took root in Appalachia, too. Folkways Reporter Vanessa Peña reports on hip hop in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHip Hop In W.Va. And Food Deserts In Knoxville, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, hip hop started in New York and took root in places like West Virginia. We explore some of the history of the music and where it is today. Also, food deserts are places where it’s hard to find nutritious food, but they’re found in more than just rural counties in Appalachia. Food deserts are also in disenfranchised neighborhoods, like in East Knoxville.
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