Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...

In the 1930s, women employed by the Works Progress Administration rode pack horses through the mountains of eastern Kentucky, bringing books to rural ...

“The experiences of people living in different regions of Appalachia, particularly in ... poorer access to care in rural communities and the aftereffects of coal mining and other hazardous ...

Federally funded programs provided both women with a social safety net and employment in one of the nation’s poorest states, ...

A freeze on federal loans and grants is creating turmoil for some rural U.S. business owners who fear they won’t get ...

“The experiences of people living in different regions of Appalachia, particularly in the coal mining ... Some longstanding issues include higher poverty rates, poorer access to care in rural ...

The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership are turning former Appalachian coal mines into clean energy hubs.