The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Willie Carver Wants To 'Poke The Bear' With His Book, Gay Poems For Red States
Willie Carver was Kentucky’s teacher of the year in 2021. Carver is openly gay. And not everybody was OK with a gay high school teacher. Carver said he — and his LGBTQ students — faced homophobia and were frequently harassed. And so in 2022, he resigned from the high school. Last summer, he released "Gay Poems for Red States."
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBrasstown Carvers, Willie Carver And Cabbagetown, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, for nearly a century, some of the best wood carvers in Appalachia have trained at a folk school in North Carolina. The Brasstown Carvers still welcome newcomers to come learn the craft. Also, in 2021, Willie Carver was named Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year. Then he left his job over homophobia and became an activist and celebrated poet.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU Coach Bob Huggins Criticized After Saying Homophobic Slur On Radio
West Virginia University basketball coach Bob Huggins is being widely criticized for his use of a homophobic slur twice while discussing Xavier University fans on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW’s “The Bill Cunningham Show” Monday afternoon.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU President Condemns Breitbart Editor's Slur Targeting Professor
This article has been updated to clarify the desription of Breitbart News Network. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee released a statement…
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