Paranormal Trail Returns For Spooky Season
The West Virginia Paranormal Trail is back for another season, and there's even a new location this year.
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Ohio's Ancient Earthworks And Ballad Singing After Hurricane Helene, Inside Appalachia
This week, ballads tell stories about all kinds of real-life events, but after Hurricane Helene, one group of ballad singers felt some topics were still too raw. Also, the author of a new book on ancient Ohio credits a former grad student with introducing him to the region’s mysterious earthworks. And, the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan includes a summer camp for teens to study their heritage.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMeet The Chef Bringing Affrilachian Food To Asheville
Tucked away at the edge of downtown Asheville is one of the city’s culinary gems. It’s called Good Hot Fish, and its run by Ashleigh Shanti. Recently, host Mason Adams stopped in at her restaurant for a catfish sandwich with a side of hot slaw and a conversation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGood Hot Fish, Inside Appalachia
This week, when an award-winning Asheville chef decided to launch a restaurant, she returned to a rich community tradition. Also, the popularity of weaving waxes and wanes. At the moment, it’s having a renaissance. And, during Lent, Yugoslavian fish stew is a local favorite in Charleston, West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHostage Release, Homelessness Data And Affrilachian Heritage, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, we hear about a hostage release in Venezuela, data collection on homelessness and Black arts in Appalachia.
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Frank X Walker And Flood Stories Past And Present, Inside Appalachia
This week, Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker has a new collection of poetry that looks at Black life in Kentucky before, during, and after the Civil War. We also check in with the people affected by floo...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Children’s Book Looks At 'Affrilachia'
When Frank X. Walker looked up the word Appalachia in a dictionary 30 years ago, he saw it was defined with the phrase “the white residents of the Appalachian mountains.” As a man of color, he said that shook him. His latest work is a children’s book, using the alphabet to identify and focus on people of color who grew up in Appalachia. It is called “A is for Affrilachia.”
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