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WEBIn Appalachia’s Battleground States, Election Officials Worry About Cyber Security, Physical Threats and Misinformation. “Everything is a concern” when it comes to election security, according to the elections director in North Carolina. Appalachia Was a Spiritual Center of Election Denial in 2020.
Embracing Melungeon Roots and Culture in ‘Beyond the Sunset’
WEBFeb 10, 2020 — Melungeons are considered a tri-racial isolate, meaning they are a combination of traits from multiple ethnic backgrounds, thus, creating their own unique culture. Today we know the Melungeon are African, white European and Native American. In the 1800s and into the mid-1900s, they claimed to …
Documentary ‘hillbilly’ Is Now Challenging Stereotypes for a …
WEBDec 3, 2019 — The widespread fanfare and critical acclaim that has followed has been astounding.In October, after a long tour on the film festival circuit, Hulu acquired hillbilly, bringing it to a mainstream, national audience. Hart Fowler spoke with York and Rubin after the Hulu acquisition, about the two years since the release.
HEROIN(E): An Interview with filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon
WEBSep 12, 2017 — Elaine McMillion Sheldon is driving south on I-79 through West Virginia, chasing a new story. She’s behind the wheel of a packed-to-the-roof Subaru Outback, with her dog Keeley in the passenger seat and her husband, Kerrin Sheldon, trailing her in a small U-Haul truck. The documentary filmmakers …
The Voices of Kermit, West Virginia - 100 Days in Appalachia
WEBSep 13, 2019 — The small, southern West Virginia town of Kermit has had more than its fair share of national headlines regarding its struggle with the opioid crisis. But few stories focus on the people themselves. Earlier this summer, West Virginia Public Broadcasting visited Kermit to ask residents how they think the town can reinvent itself.
How To Be an Authentic Hillbilly - 100 Days in Appalachia
WEBSep 19, 2019 — In the book, he was writing about the poverty, violence and addiction that he observed while spending time with members of his family in Kentucky. As a political conservative, Vance tends to blame poor people’s problems on their own decisions.
This Va. Newspaper Has Been 'Making And Recording Black …
WEBJul 2, 2020 — Photo: Mason Adams/Inside Appalachia. The Roanoke Tribune has been telling its Black readers their lives matter for more than 80 years. While many newspapers have struggled to adapt to the internet, laying off reporters and editors while shrinking their coverage, the family-owned Roanoke Tribune has …
Fact-check: Does Joe Manchin have a $700,000 Luxury Yacht?
WEBOct 5, 2018 — The NRSC said that Manchin has a “$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht.”. There’s no dispute that Manchin has a boat docked in Washington, D.C. Its 40-foot length would generally qualify it as a yacht, but since Manchin lives there when he is in town, it could be just as easily described as a houseboat. The vessel was purchased for much less, but ...
Like a Good Unsolved Mystery? This West Virginian Is Bringing the ...
WEBOct 29, 2020 — “There’s a lot that makes West Virginia and the surrounding areas mysterious,” Sean McCracken tells me in between puffs on his pipe. “The mountains themselves are mysterious, because, half the time, you never know what’s around the next corner.” McCracken, a West Virginia native, knows the region’s mysteries better than […]
‘This Isn’t a Dying Coal Town,’ It’s a West Virginia Community ...
WEBJul 1, 2021 — Photo: Stacy Kranitz/100 Days in AppalachiaWilliamson, West Virginia, has struggled with a population and economic decline. In the 1930s, the population was close to 10,000; the current population is around 2,800. This decline has contributed to a shortage of emergency services in the county. Downtown Williamson, West Virginia.