People pronounce the word "Appalachia" differently, and much of that contrast depends on where they live. But no matter how ...

The physical isolation of Appalachian hollows created a culture of radical self-reliance that still defines how mountain communities relate to one another today. Generations of shared economic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People in Appalachia are talking about "Hillbilly Elegy" ‒ and not all of them kindly. Ohio Sen. JD Vance's bestselling memoir, ...

Marc Steiner: Welcome to The Marc Steiner Show here on The Real News. I’m Marc Steiner, and it’s great to have you all with us. Now, J.D. Vance likes to play an Appalachian. But if you read his book, ...

In this excerpt from “Beginning Again,” Nikki Giovanni offers an ode to the great people who call Appalachia home. I will raise my eyes to the mountains; from where will my help come? My help comes ...

When JD Vance’s memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” took off in 2016, people started talking to Neema Avashia about it. She grew up in Appalachia. Southern West Virginia, to be more specific, but moved to Boston ...

Ms. Miller’s work has made her one of the most powerful people in philanthropy in a rapidly evolving region that has long been marred by stereotypes. Margo Miller, the executive director of the ...

Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

Appalachia. We all know what it is, but we may say it a little differently depending on where we’re from. A new project from Virginia Tech shows that no one way trumps all. The difference in ...