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Written by a former slave ship captain, “Amazing Grace” has traveled far beyond its origins. In this encore episode, Us & Them traces how the hymn has become a powerful folk song and civil rights anthem — speaking to pain, forgiveness and the possibility of change.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHalloween is more popular than ever, but where did we get traditions like costumes or trick-or-treating? From ancient druids to modern anime films, today's haunted celebrations draw from a wide variety of sources.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsElla Hanshaw was a singer and songwriter who grew up and lived in West Virginia before moving to Ohio. She passed away in 2020. The collection Ella Hanshaw’s Black Book came about in part because of Hanshaw’s granddaughter, Kelly Kerney. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with her recently about the release.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe ruling narrowly upholds an executive order issued by Gov. Patrick Morrisey in January, granting religious and philosophical exemptions to the state school vaccination requirements.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Patrick Morrisey hosted a press conference in Beckley on Tuesday to express support for a Raleigh County mother suing the state's board of education over school vaccine policies.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPope Leo, who was born in Chicago and served extensively in Peru, is the first pope from the United States or North American. He is the second pope in a row to be elected from the Americas after the late Pope Francis, who was from Argentina.
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