CNN and the United Shades of America show hosted by W. Kamau Bell came to Knoxville today to film the Black in Appalachia team with Nikki Giovanni and the Highlander Center! Nikki threw down for us in the kitchen. Oh and Kamau will be on the podcast. Stay tuned!

Clips from our day of filming for United Shades of America with Kamau Bell, Nikki Giovanni, our Highlander folks and more. Episode airs in the spring on CNN. Fun day 📽🎬🎞

#UnitedShades outchea!🪕✊🏿🏔

What a time. Peep the sneak peak from the homies—BlackInAppalachia!! And follow W. Kamau Bell (he’s brilliant and hilarious and even more, he’s good people to the core). The #unitedshades fam are ❤️❤️❤️ And! Shoutout to the Highlander Center staff who helped make yesterday happen.

New Inside Appalachia episode just dropped! This week, we talk with the folks at BlackInAppalachia about their recent mountain road trip through the coalfields. Trust us, you won't want to miss this episode. wvpublic.org/inside-appalac…

Appalachia just made history electing its first Black mayor in Pittsburgh! Ed Gainey now that’s BLACK in Appalachia!

This victory isn't just my victory, it's a Pittsburgh victory. This City never gave up on me, no matter how tough it got, and I will always believe in Pittsburgh. I know that we can bring this City together. Our rivers and valleys keep us apart… /1

This week BlackInAppalachia's William & Alona will be attending Rockwood Leadership Institute Virtual Art of Leadership training! We're excited for this amazing opportunity to learn

#TEAMBIA congrats!

NEW! By Angela Dennis ✍🏽 Last week the Sullivan County Tennessee BOE upheld Kingsport’s Matthew Hawn’s firing for teaching lessons on race, and white privilege citing the works of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Kyla Jenee Lacey..he will now take it to chancery court. knoxnews.com/story/news/202…

.American Association of Geographers UTK Geography & Sustainability BlackInAppalachia How Black activism birthed Knoxville's Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Great article Angela Dennis ✍🏽 Thanks for chance to contribute knoxnews.com/story/news/202… via Knox News

NEW for MLK Day by Angela Dennis ✍🏽 ! There are over 900 streets named after Dr.King across 41 states and Puerto Rico. Black activism birthed the street naming movement across the country. Here’s how East Vine Ave became MLK in Knoxville. knoxnews.com/story/news/202…

On Black in Appalachia's 10 Year Anniversary, we're taking a minute to look back at the partnerships & labor we've engaged in over the years, beginning with East TN PBS' production of the Swift Story with Price Public Community Center & Swift Museum youtu.be/yy_mRk4sN3A

Stay tuned for our next season as the BlackInAppalachia podcast hosts educator Matthew Hawn who was fired from Sullivan County Schools in TN for teaching critical race theory. Hear his story on #BlackInAppalachia #blackhistory #education #Blackhistorymonth2022

Hey fans!Our own Angela Dennis ✍🏽 has her very own weekly newsletter Knoxville Soul. You’ll get exclusive content, latest events, issues effecting our community as well as work and links to other orgs like us in Knoxville making contributions to the region. profile.knoxnews.com/newsletters/kn…

Check out the oral histories from Knox County's historic Oakland community! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Hey Black in Appalachia fans. Sign up for Angela Dennis ✍🏽 new newsletter Knoxville Soul and check out some of our own work that will be included in the newsletter for those across the Appalachian region! knoxnews.com/story/news/202…

10 Years of Black in Appalachia! Today we highlight our work in #Newport w/the Tennessee Picnic Association youtu.be/74jmcSPYYYI

BlackInAppalachia hosts live podcast recording in UTK Student Union with climate activist Pamela Nixon utdailybeacon.com/campus_news/ca… via The Daily Beacon

Today BlackInAppalachia interviewed my girl 101 year old Clara Hughes for the podcast. Every moment with her is amazing. She’s Black Appalachian history all by herself. Stay tuned! #blackhistory #appalachia #BlackLivesMatter