BOONE, N.C. - Cross-stitched Bible verses decorate the wood-paneled living room walls in a small, historic piece of Black Appalachia — the Western North Carolina mountaintop community of ...

the lack of food access especially impacts Black residents of Appalachia. Access to grocery stores varies significantly between urban and rural areas in Appalachia. In urban Appalachian counties, ...

BOONE - Cross-stitched Bible verses decorate the wood-paneled living room walls in a small, historic piece of Black Appalachia — the Western North Carolina mountaintop community of “Junaluska.” ...

In Black Appalachia, a small, 200-year-old community of descendants of enslaved people, Junaluska, is struggling after ...

Through dedicated research and recreating the recipes of her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Shanti is preserving the culinary heritage of Black Appalachia. These dishes are familiar ...

“That motivation eventually metamorphosed into larger existential questions regarding my sense of belonging in Appalachia as well as my safety.” Major events such as Trump’s election and the Black ...