Tyler Childers’ Appalachia: How the Country Singer Challenges our ...
Dec 30, 2024 · The first time I heard Tyler Childers’ voice I was riding in the passenger seat of a 15-year-old car late at night through the back roads of West Virginia. It was 2019, and I was …
‘A Crisis of Truth:’ Trauma, Disinformation and the New Apostolic ...
Dec 16, 2024 · Daniel, who 100 Days is only identifying by his first name, is affiliated with the New Apostolic Reformation, one of the fastest-growing religious movements in the U.S. and …
A Church Channels Rush of Volunteers and Donations in Roan …
Oct 30, 2024 · When the First Baptist Church in Roan Mountain, Tennessee had its first flood, it was devastating. That was in 1998, when the former church building took on at least six feet of …
What is the New Apostolic Reformation? How a Religio-Political …
Sep 3, 2024 · Apostles and prophets. Spiritual warfare. Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation. You might come across these terms if you follow politics these days.
A Survivor Recounts His Escape From Impact Plastics
Oct 4, 2024 · A sign at the entrance of Riverview Industrial Park in Erwin, Tennessee, where Impact Plastics is located. On Friday, September 27, 2024, intense rainfall from Hurricane …
Voting rights, abortion access, and education funding are on the …
Aug 27, 2024 · In just a few months, voters across Appalachia will head to the polls to pick a new president, senators, congressional representatives and hundreds of state lawmakers and local …
For These Drag Queens, Their Queerness and Appalachian Identity …
Dec 19, 2024 · Under fluorescent stage lights at a bar outside of Louisville, Baby St. Jane strips off her burgundy gown to reveal a black lingerie bodice. The room shakes with hoots and …
Appalachian Tennessee Abortion Providers Are Still Fighting to …
Dec 27, 2024 · When Jules Edwards was a teenager, they say being able to access an abortion was life-saving health care. “I was somebody who had an abortion as a teenager and didn’t tell …
On “Making It” in Appalachia
Sep 24, 2024 · I owe all my successes to other people from West Virginia, be that my grandparents who raised me or my many teachers who also got their education in the region. …
Across Appalachia, photo ID laws complicate voting further
Oct 1, 2024 · Campion remembers having to give a provisional ballot to a college student who came to vote with a Maryland driver’s license. Although she recommended the student obtain …