Book Review: Meet the black folks from the mountains of Appalachia in ‘Affrilachia’

By Terri Schlichenmeyer, Special to The Tri-State Defender “Affrilachia: Testimonies” by Chris Aluka Berry with Kelly Elaine Navies and Maia A. Surdam c.2024, University of Kentucky Press $50.00 252 pages An average oak tree is bigger around than two people, together, can reach. That mighty tree starts out with an acorn the size of a […]