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Atlanta poet and writer W.J. Lofton discusses his love for Toni Morrison and the mandate she gave us all.
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In Photos: On the visibility of Black (w)holes
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Visual artist Derrick Beasley explores the scientific phenomenon of black holes as a way to understand the long-standing absence of holistic depictions of Black folks (Black Wholes), particularly in the South.
Blackness
Nuclear waste in Paducah, Kentucky poses extra threat to region facing historic flooding
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Residents say federal agencies and contractors have left them in the dark about public health risks related to a Superfund site.
Environmental Justice
Blount County remembers Cormac McCarthy and looks towards its literary future
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Last month Blount County Tennessee held its inaugural Cormac McCarthy Literary Arts Festival. Lou Murrey dives into the inspiration for the festival and how local libraries are creating space for the diversity of voices native to Southern Appalachia.
Arts & Literature
‘No Such Thing As a Still Life’—Ekphrastic poetry by Denise Alden
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Denise Alden poetically speculates on the tender encounter between Nina Simone and Angela Davis when Miss Simone brought a red balloon in 1971 to Martin County Jail where Angela was held captive at the time.