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University of Kentucky English professor Frank X Walker poses for a portrait in his office on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at the Patterson office tower in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

‘We’re here’: Affrilachian Poets make visible the African Americans in Appalachia

Akhira Umar March 17, 2020

In 1991, South Carolina native Nikky Finney came to Lexington to perform at a poetry reading titled, “The Best of Southern Writing.”Before Finney, who is black, was added to the list of performers,...

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