<p>On this episode of the Black in Appalachia Podcast Enkeshi and special guest host Joe Tolbert talk Black church life, community, sex, identity and much much more with Deesha Phliyaw, acclaimed author of The Secret LIves of Church Ladies.</p>

On this episode of the Black in Appalachia Podcast Enkeshi and special guest host Joe Tolbert talk Black church life, community, sex, identity and much much more with Deesha Phliyaw, acclaimed author of The Secret LIves of Church Ladies.

Black in Appalachia: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

<p>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.</p>

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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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