The physical isolation of Appalachian hollows created a culture of radical self-reliance that still defines how mountain communities relate to one another today. Generations of shared economic ...

There is something deeply moving about old family photographs from Appalachia. Faces stare back at us from another century, ...

Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

For generations, Appalachian people and mountain folk have been stereotyped. Many people in old Appalachia did not have ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Argues that since the conception of Appalachia as a distinctly different region from the rest of the South and the United States, the foods ...

The series begins with Earth’s oldest mountains — the Appalachians. We see how continents over millions and millions of years collide in a slow dance which ultimately results in the formation of the ...

Obesity. Diabetes. By now, we've all heard of the health risks posed by drinking too much soda. But over in Appalachia, the region that stretches roughly from southern New York state to Alabama, the ...

CAPTURING HISTORY: Photographer Chris Aluka Berry spent six years documenting the lives of Black people in Appalachia. Photo courtesy of Berry A native of St. Matthews, S.C., Chris Aluka Berry spent ...

Grooms said since Helene hit their community, they have been loud enough to get continued support from people across the country for the past six months. The path to recovery has been long and slow, ...