Category Archives: racism
Up the Ridge, a film about remote Appalachian prisons, racism, and the intentional tension between rural and urban
This very important film was produced out of Appalshop’s hiphop radio program, Holler to the Hood. The film synopsis reads: Up the Ridge is a one-hour television documentary produced by Nick Szuberla and Amelia Kirby. In 1999 Szuberla and Kirby … Continue reading
Appalachian Media Institute and Youth Radio Produced Piece, “Appalachia the Scapegoat for America’s Racism.”
A thoughtful and important essay from a 21 year old voter from Whitesburg. Listen.
Posted in Appalachia, Youth Radio, racism
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Human Rights Watch Posts Information on Racist US Drug War
According to a recent 67 page report published by Human Rights Watch, “although whites commit more drug offenses, African Americans are arrested and imprisoned on drug charges at much higher rates, the reports find.” This report by Human Rights Watch … Continue reading
Posted in african-american, drugs, public health, racism
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