In Black Appalachia, a small, 200-year-old community of descendants of enslaved people, Junaluska, is struggling after ...

William Isom II, director of the organization Black in Appalachia, says that recognizing the Black roots of the region’s ...

BOONE - Cross-stitched Bible verses decorate the wood-paneled living room walls in a small, historic piece of Black Appalachia — the Western North Carolina mountaintop community of “Junaluska.” ...

BOONE, N.C. - Cross-stitched Bible verses decorate the wood-paneled living room walls in a small, historic piece of Black ...

“That motivation eventually metamorphosed into larger existential questions regarding my sense of belonging in Appalachia as well as my safety.” Major events such as Trump’s election and the Black ...

A term attributed to writer and scholar Frank X Walker, Affrilachia, or Black Appalachia, is approximately 10% of the ...

Many Black communities in Appalachia struggle to access healthy food. Here’s how to build local rural food systems that reach ...

September 30, 2024 • Inside Appalachia remembers Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a deep mark on Appalachian culture, and the people who practice and document it.