black lives in licking county
Uncovering a Literary Treasure
A local book club re-discovers local writer Gertrude Dorsey Brown more than 100 years after her work was published. This story is the third part of a series of written and audio stories called Black Lives in Licking County, a collaboration between the NAACP of Licking County, The Reporting Project at Denison University, and the Newark Advocate.
We are all Americans
Jyheim Harden’s road to activism in Licking County. This story is the second part of a series of written and audio stories called Black Lives in Licking County, a collaboration between the NAACP of Licking County, The Reporting Project @ Denison University, and the Newark Advocate.
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As COVID-19 Damages Black Appalachian Communities, This Mother, Daughter Team Are Working to Save an Unexpected Casualty: Black History
What happens to history when it’s locked away in the homes of our older generation? This mother and daughter Duo are racing against time, and fighting a pandemic, in an effort to save Black History in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
Despite a raging pandemic and bail reform efforts, thousands of West Virginians remain jailed, awaiting their day in court
People are sitting behind bars without being tried or convicted of a crime. Reporter Douglas Soule shines a light on the effects West Virginia’s judicial system has on people if they are unable to make bail or are just simply awaiting their time in court.
Commentary: A Coming of Age Reflection on Masculinity, Asexuality in the Mountain South (100 Days in Appalachia)
In ‘A Coming of Age Reflection on Masculinity, Asexuality in the Mountain South’ Christian Shushok reexamines how he perpetuated toxic masculine attitudes– which in turn left him, and many others, feeling sexually invisible
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The Spirit of the Lord and the People
Joyful faith fills the congregants of Bethel Rock House of Prayer in Newark, Ohio. This story is the first in a series called Black Lives in Licking County, a collaboration between the NAACP of Licking County, The Reporting Project @ Denison University, and the Newark Advocate.
A Dog, A Dissertation, and A Long Way from Home
Abby Scully (’21) and Eili Wright (’23) directed intimate and compelling documentaries set during the early days of the coronavirus lockdown. They were selected for the top prizes in this Fall’s Full Story Film Festival by guest judge & Documentarian-in-Residence Luke Lorentzen (Midnight Family; Last Chance U).
Art in the Ordinary
Sarah Scheuer entered coronavirus lockdown with a sense of foreboding. The Isolation Journals threw her a lifeline. What connections could she possibly make?
