Culture

Stories that capture the heart of Appalachian community life and culture, spotlighting festivals, traditions, and the rich heritage of Black Appalachians. This category includes cultural events, arts, and initiatives that shape Appalachian identity.

Legendary Bill Withers to be inducted into Beckley’s inaugural ‘Hometown Hall of Fame’

Beckley honors music icons Bill Withers, Hazel Dickens, and more at the inaugural Hometown Hall of Fame event on Aug 1 at Word Park. Live music, art, and food trucks.

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Fourth Annual Dismukes Gala Returns to Welch to Honor a Forgotten McDowell County Legacy

Nearly a century after Dr. Henry Dodford Dismukes opened the largest privately owned Black hospital in the country in Kimball, West Virginia, the community he served is coming together again to make sure his story — and the building that held it — isn't lost to history.

John Henry Days Festival: a broad celebration of a shared cultural icon, or a whitewashing of Black history?
Education crisis, folk journalism, and a WoodyFest encore: join the conversation with the BBG Live Weekly Update
A small WV town discovered an unmarked slave cemetery. They spent Juneteenth honoring the dead.

Over 100 people came to the dedication ceremony for the Fairfax Slave Ceremony in Preston County.

Beneath the Surface: What Garlic Teaches Us About Modern Resistance

How a Network of Black Appalachian Growers Is Building Community Food Infrastructure One Clove at a Time

Charleston Creative Circle Returning to Fife Street Brewing for Third Meetup
They Are Not Redrawing Maps. They Are Redrawing Who Counts.
WV’s John Ellison, Who Wrote ‘Some Kind of Wonderful,’ Honored in Welch

By Matthew Young | Charleston Gazette-Mail John Ellison, best known for writing ‘Some Kind of Wonderful,” returns to Welch The City of Welch welcomed one of their own back to […]

West Virginia Creatives To Turn Label Meeting Into Live Cultural Event