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Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker’s New Collection Explores The Civil War In Kentucky

Frank X Walker is a Kentucky poet who in 1991 became a founding member of the Affrilachian poets.  Walker says the word “Affrilachia” “...

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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 flo...

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Hurricane Helene Comes To The Mountains, Inside Appalachia

Hurricane Helene dumped nearly 30 inches of rain in parts of western North Carolina and east Tennessee. Communities are reeling from the devastation. We check-in with Lilly Knoepp at Blue Ridge Public Radio in western North Carolina. ...

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New Compilation Shows Hip-Hop's Roots in Appalachia

Appalachian hip-hop is the subject of a new compilation from June Appal Recordings, titled No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia.  ...

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