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
mcdowell county farms. come on over today. while the farm is owned and operated by jason, it s soon as soon as you get here that 8-year-old awhy runs the place. this is an eggplant. it will be coming out slowly. we ll be spending time with him later. the farm produces up to 100 tons per year. but its focus is to establish black culture in the region. he trains all races in agricultural and entrepreneurship. me, i m here because i look good. ape year couture, anybody? there we go. i learned this from tyra. there we go. there we go. don t get distracted by my good looks. bees are a big deal here. i m ready for work, bees. ready to check in. manny ferguson is the resident beekeeper and awai s