there you go. bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so i m headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. again! yes! nice! when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we ll have to take those on another day, because what you probably don t picture is this. but the history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia, and i m here to help tell their stories because it is in danger of disappearing forever. so i m actually walking the appalachian trail right now? you are. you are. those mountains there, those are some of the old
keep losing our connection to the places we come from. i am headed to central appalachia, a place many folks don t realize black folk still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. yeah. nice. when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we will have to take those on another day. what you probably do not picture is this. a history of black folks here runs as deep as any other nonindigenous people. they are a critical part of appalachia. i am here to help tell their story, because it is in danger of disappearing forever. i m watching the appalachian trail. there are mountains, there. those are some of the oldest mountains in the world. you see the swiss alps, they are so big. these are the grandmothers. crystal good is a sixth generation west virginia native, foun
it really motivated me. so a lot of what we have done here in west virginia is a mirror of what s taken place in ghana. my ancestors raising hogs, chickens, you know, sustaining themselves for years. so bringing back that sense of pride and, you know, being a producer, a creator yourself. ultimately to leave a legacy of you see ay running around loving what he s doing, understanding what s going on. he understands value added. he tried to sell me honey. absolutely. look at that pretty thing. watch it. do you like do this work, a.y.? yeah. why do you like it? because it s fun. now what we do is cut this. that s a blade.
facing a lot of similar challenges. it really motivated me. so a lot of what we ve done here in west virginia is a mirror of what s taken place in ghana. my ancestors grandparents, they were planting fruit trees on these hillsides, raising hogs, chickens, sustaining themselves for years. so bringing back that sense of pride and, you know, being a producer, a creator yourself. ultimately, to leave a legacy of you see awai running around, loving what he is doing. he understands value at his age and how to get the dollars. he tried to sell me honey. yeah. look at the pretty thing. watch at it. do you like doing this work, awai? yes. why do you like it? because it s fun. and what we do