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.
100 Days in Appalachia | Appalachia Matters
WEBFront Porch Politics: An Alabama Democrat’s Roadmap for Defeating Trumpism in Appalachia You may not have felt it, but last week, Appalachia experienced a political earthquake. The epicenter is Huntsville, Alabama, where Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for the seat in Alabama House District 10. The seat was […]
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.
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 ...
Hillbilly Horror: Reckoning With a Genre 15 Years After ‘Wrong Turn’
WEBMay 21, 2018 · In the case of making wrong turns, the the urbane teens were stalked by was a twisted family tree of cannibal mountain people. Teenagers were running from masked murderers, and slasher directors were chasing after chainsaws. Professor Rosenberg sees “Wrong Turn” as a part of a larger “farmhouse horror” film family that includes works ...
Explore How Appalachia Voted in 2020 - 100 Days in Appalachia
WEBDec 2, 2020 · Explore How Appalachia Voted in 2020. Workers scan ballots as the Fulton County presidential recount gets under way Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. County election workers across Georgia have begun an official machine recount of the roughly 5 million votes cast in …
Commentary: A Key to Solving Appalachia’s Mental Health Crisis ...
WEBNov 9, 2021 · This failure to understand and effectively treat Appalachians during an ongoing Appalachian mental health crisis coupled with the disproportionality of access to mental health care and medical care in general exacerbates the problem entirely — and sadly, the Appalachian state of West Virginia has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates.
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 […]