Nonprofit Newsletters
We need to talk about Gen. Z.
Every generation faces its own unique set of challenges. But Generation Z? This generation is facing many of the same struggles of millennials while also managing online classes, an increasingly unpredictable climate and protesting injustices in their communities during a global pandemic.
Debunking Appalachian Whiteness.
As an Appalachian journalist, I spend a lot of time thinking about the effects of misrepresentation and ways to counter it. There’s a lot of damage that lingers — on a region, on its people, on their morale.
No one knows our story quite like we do.
When 100 Days in Appalachia was founded, we vowed to challenge misrepresentations of our region in national media. Over the last four years, you’ve watched our vision come to life as we’ve countered inaccuracies with commentaries, employed Appalachians to tell our story from within and worked on the ground, sticking around after major media outlets have left.
Supporting USPS is supporting Appalachia.
As the United States exceeded 169,000 coronavirus-related deaths, another historic event unfolded: The Trump administration again addressed its blatant opposition to funneling much-needed funds to the United States Postal Service in the next coronavirus relief package.
We’re counting down.
This time four years ago, we were on the brink of one of the most divisive elections of our time. And I think we find ourselves in that position once again today.
Hard work? That’s as Appalachian as it gets.
In Appalachia, a strong work ethic is as deeply embedded into our culture as the coal in our mountains. Here, we stick with a task until it’s done – and done right – and we take great pride in our work. But in digging into our region’s rich labor history, it’s evident that this trait may not have developed organically: For many, it was born out of necessity.
