Hip Hop In W.Va. And Food Deserts In Knoxville, Inside Appalachia

This week, hip hop started in New York and took root in places like West Virginia. We explore some of the history of the music and where it is today.

Also, food deserts are places where it’s hard to find nutritious food, but they’re found in more than just rural counties in Appalachia. Food deserts are also in disenfranchised neighborhoods, like in East Knoxville. 

And, the Reverend George Mills Dickerson of Tazewell, Virginia, was born in the years after slavery ended. During Juneteenth, he’s remembered especially through his poetry.

You’ll hear these stories and more this week, Inside Appalachia.