Affrilachian poet and playwright Norman Jordan was a prominent voice in the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s & 70s. He died in 2015, put part of his legacy is the Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy in WV. Traci Phillips has the story.

This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, we visit a summer camp that’s part of the legacy of Affrilachian poet Norman Jordan. And, the author of an upcoming graphic novel about pipeline fighters has a message for people outside the region. 📚 Listen now 👈

This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, we are revisiting our Folkways story from reporter Liz Pahl all about quilting. 🪡 Click/tap the link below to listen to it now. 👇 #quilting #Ohio #Folkways

This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, we revisit our Folkways story from reporter Clara Haizlett all about chair caning. 🪑 Click/tap the link below 👇 to listen to the story. #Folkways #chaircaning #wheeling

We visit the Seeing Hand Association. They bring together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning. You'll hear this story and more this week, #InsideAppalachia 🌄. Click/tap the link below 👇 and listen to this episode now. 🎧

Our host @MasonAtoms talks this week w/author Raymond Tyler about his new graphic novel “Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars.” Learn all about it in their conversation. 🎧👇

ICYMI 👇 Check out one of our recent Folkways stories from @ZackHarold. A baker in West Virginia borrows from her Finnish family roots to put a new twist on the cinnamon roll.

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This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, we're celebrating the holidays. 🎄 We go a-wassailing, make potato candy and cozy up with a new book. Listen now. 🎧

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This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, we learn about the online world of Appalachian memes — and what they tell us about folks who live here. We also remember poet Nikki Giovanni who passed away on Nov. 9. 👉 Listen to Inside Appalachia wherever you get your podcasts. 📱🎧

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In this week's episode of #InsideAppalachia 🌄, Host @MasonAtoms reached out to @BlueRidgePublic News Director Laura Lee to learn how the station operated through Hurricane Helene — while also covering the storm and its aftermath.