NORRIS, Tenn — My name is Ashe Hajek. Almost a year ago, I moved from Colorado to Knoxville to become a news producer at WBIR. The first thing I knew about the area was the Great Smoky Mountains ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Recently, civil rights protests have highlighted the calls for equality, equity, a reckoning of the past and an honest look at the way history is told. According to the ...

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

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A conversation with historian Elizabeth Catte, author of a new book that upends narratives about a region that has been dubbed Trump Country Appalachia is home to coal miners, addicts, Trump ...

Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin and Angela Dennis know that Appalachia has a reputation for being "rural, rugged and white," but they're challenging those stereotypes in their new "Black in Appalachia" podcast.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 12—The dialect of Appalachia is often regarded by linguists as archaic and, perhaps, a bit odd. The rugged and unique ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Black in Appalachia project is working to highlight the history of African Americans in the development of our region and its culture through a new podcast. Black in ...

Two new books shed light on the often misunderstood heritage of an impoverished region rich in culture: The United States of Appalachia and The... Celebrating the History of Appalachia Celebrating the ...

As a Kentucky girl growing up on the edge of Appalachia, my trips to the public library were a welcome adventure. While my parents worked, I stayed with my grandmother—a Lee County native who was the ...

Appalachia has been at the heart of much heated conversation in recent years, ever since the 2016 election focused eyes on a segment of the country that seemed emblematic of the white underclass that ...