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Black Writers and Poets Are Upending Stereotypes About Appalachia
Kentucky poet Frank X Walker in 2013. Walker coined the term “Affrilachia” to upend assumptions about who is part of Appalachia.
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Affrilachian artistry and identity allows Appalachia to be fully seen as the diverse and culturally rich region that it is.
Open a dictionary and you’ll see “Appalachian” described as a “native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of predominantly Scotch-Irish, English, or German ancestry.”
Read J.D. Vance’s
Hillbilly Elegy and you’ll enter a world that’s White, poor, and uncultured, with few, if any, people of color.
Three decades after poet Frank X. Walker coined the term 'Affrilachia,' the region's poets and artists continue to create work that probes the world of a people long ignored.
How Black poets and writers gave a voice to Affrilachia lmtonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lmtonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The state Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will meet online from 3-5 p.m. Monday for a panel discussion on public participation, engagement and outreach.
The panel discussion, which will be moderated by Veronica Carter, will include Ricardo Nazario-Colón, Chair, Governor’s Advisory Board on Hispanic/Latino Affairs; Dr. Gracie Galloway, president, Asian American and Pacific Islanders Caucus of the NCDP; Sharon Goodson, executive director of the N.C. Community Action Association and the Southeastern Association of Community Action Agencies; Louise Mack, president and CEO, Prosperity Unlimited, Inc.; and Talley Wells, executive director, North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities.