On this episode of the Black in Appalachia podcast we reflect on the historical and contemporary importance of the Black press to Black people and Black communities. We ground this conversation in a special feature of a new Black newspaper in West Virginia called Black by God: The West Virginian. The paper is published by Afrolachian Poet, Crystal Good. Around the paper’s 1st anniversary, we had a conversation with Good to learn about its origins and all the work she is doing with Black by God.

On this episode of the Black in Appalachia podcast we reflect on the historical and contemporary importance of the Black press to Black people and Black communities. We ground this conversation in a special feature of a new Black newspaper in West Virginia called Black by God: The West Virginian. The paper is published by Afrolachian Poet, Crystal Good. Around the paper’s 1st anniversary, we had a conversation with Good to learn about its origins and all the work she is doing with Black by God.

On this episode of the Black in Appalachia podcast we reflect on the historical and contemporary importance of the Black press to Black people and Black communities. We ground this conversation in a special feature of a new Black newspaper in West Virginia called Black by God: The West Virginian. The paper is published by Afrolachian Poet, Crystal Good. Around the paper’s 1st anniversary, we had a conversation with Good to learn about its origins and all the work she is doing with Black by God.&nbsp;

Black in Appalachia: Black by God

Having long been in this region, Black Appalachians remain mostly invisible, while the dominant narratives of Appalachia depict an overwhelming, white cultural homogeneity. The Black in Appalachia Podcast challenges these misconceptions by highlighting how Black families have shaped and have been shaped by the region. Through historical and contemporary stories of people, places and experiences, hosts Enkeshi El-Amin and Angela Dennis interrogate what it means to be Black in Appalachia, creating space where under-told stories can be heard and Black identity can be reclaimed.

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Having long been in this region, Black Appalachians remain mostly invisible, while the dominant narratives of Appalachia depict an overwhelming, white cultural homogeneity. The Black in Appalachia Podcast challenges these misconceptions by highlighting how Black families have shaped and have been shaped by the region. Through historical and contemporary stories of people, places and experiences, hosts Enkeshi El-Amin and Angela Dennis interrogate what it means to be Black in Appalachia, creating space where under-told stories can be heard and Black identity can be reclaimed.

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