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fromTruthout
1 month ago

Queer Appalachian Authors Are Challenging J.D. Vance's False Narratives

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in queer Appalachians sharing their stories through literature, challenging the stereotypes perpetuated by earlier narratives like Hillbilly Elegy.
LGBT
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez discusses her new novel 'Happy Land'

Dolen Perkins-Valdez's 'Happy Land' blends fact and fiction to recount a historical narrative of freed enslaved people creating their own community.
Retirement
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

The Soft Goodbye: A Personal Perspective on Green Burial

The author reflects on a childhood steeped in the juxtaposition of life and death, symbolized by cornfields and nearby cemeteries.
#flooding
Online Community Development
fromWIRED
5 months ago

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle of Flooding and Rebuilding

Residents in Kentucky and Tennessee repeatedly face flooding due to geographic vulnerability, struggling to recover amidst limited options for safe housing.
Real estate
fromFast Company
5 months ago

In Appalachia's flood-ravaged areas, residents look to rebuild on higher ground

Recent floods in Appalachia, labeled 'thousand-year floods,' are occurring more frequently, revealing community vulnerabilities and resilience amidst a housing crisis.
Online Community Development
fromWIRED
5 months ago

Appalachians Are Trapped in a Disastrous Cycle of Flooding and Rebuilding

Residents in Kentucky and Tennessee repeatedly face flooding due to geographic vulnerability, struggling to recover amidst limited options for safe housing.
Real estate
fromFast Company
5 months ago

In Appalachia's flood-ravaged areas, residents look to rebuild on higher ground

Recent floods in Appalachia, labeled 'thousand-year floods,' are occurring more frequently, revealing community vulnerabilities and resilience amidst a housing crisis.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Who Counts as a Hillbilly-And Who Gets to Decide?

J.D. Vance's connection to Appalachia has sparked debate about authenticity and representation in the context of political identity.
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