‘Hey, Bub’: A West Virginian Reflects on the Sage Songwriting of …
Apr 6, 2020 · “Hey, Bub. It’s Bill Withers.” Those were the words that greeted me the first time I spoke with the songwriter behind “Lean on Me,” “Just the Two of Us,” “Lovely Day” and “Grandma’s Hands,” who passed away on Monday, March 30, at the age of 81.
Like a Good Unsolved Mystery? This West Virginian Is Bringing the ...
Oct 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 […]
Meet the West Virginian Who Wrote the Christmas Classic 'Frosty …
Dec 23, 2019 · This article was originally published by West Virginia Public Broadcasting in December 2014.. The man behind the lyrics of Frosty the Snowman, Peter Cottontail, and Smokey the Bear is none other than West Virginian Jack Rollins.His song about a magical snowman coming to life and bringing holiday cheer can be …
Holler, Y’all and Appalachian Drawls: My Childhood of Code …
Apr 27, 2021 · When I was in elementary school, a teacher told me that I needed to speak “properly.” She said my twang made me sound unintelligent. When I began serving on a state leadership board for high school students my freshman year, one of the first people I spoke to mocked my accent.
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Commentary: A Key to Solving Appalachia’s Mental Health Crisis ...
Nov 9, 2021 · When I entered adulthood and moved out of the house to attend college more than three hours away in Louisville, I made a commitment to myself that I would prioritize my mental health. Back home, people didn’t really go to therapy. This was due to several factors: extremely limited access, […]
Rice in Appalachia? Meet the Farmers Growing Traditional Laotian …
Nov 23, 2020 · The Lees, Hmong immigrants born in Laos just before the end of the Vietnam War, own Lee’s One Fortune Farm. Officially headquartered in Marion, North Carolina, about 40 minutes east of Asheville, the farm operates under something like a cooperative system.
It’s Time to Stop Promoting the White, Working-Class Cliche of …
Jul 1, 2019 · Every few years, journalists take an interest in country music again, often attempting to make sense of how the music of “simple,” “rustic,” “uneducated,” and “impoverished” white “hillbillies” and “rednecks” can continue to be such a vital space for cultural expression and a lucrative commercial enterprise.
‘This Isn’t a Dying Coal Town,’ It’s a West Virginia Community ...
Jul 1, 2021 · This is the first story in Critical Condition, a three part series. Read more here. In his history of Williamson, West Virginia, Okey P. Keadle – a member of Williamson High School’s inaugural, 1918, graduating class – describes the fire of 1906 that destroyed some 20 downtown buildings. In the […]
This Va. Newspaper Has Been 'Making And Recording Black …
Jul 2, 2020 · 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 persisted through four generations and the destruction of their building during urban renewal.