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'Growing Up Black In Appalachia': How One Storyteller Is Changing The Narrative

W.I. “Bill” Hairston is a professional storyteller. He spins tales about a number of different topics — some made up and some real. During a recent talk…

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LISTEN: Being Black In Appalachia, A Conversation With Author Crystal Wilkinson

Author Crystal Wilkinson is the 2019 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University.Wilkinson’s second book Water Street was chosen by…

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LISTEN: One Woman Journeys Back to Appalachia For Her Son

Paula Riley Thomas was living in Alexandria, Va. in 1991 when her son James was born. She moved back to McDowell County, W.Va. when James was a year old…

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