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Finding Identity as a Black Appalachian Artist

14m 51s

Dulé Hill meets the Grammy-nominated, Appalachian musician, Amythyst Kiah. Amythyst discusses the Black community’s contributions to American traditional music, and how she processed her grief over her mother’s suicide.

Aired: 06/05/24
This program was made possible by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation.
Extras
Dulé meets incarcerated playwrights who are breaking the cycle of violence in Chicago.
Larry & Joe are blending Latin folk and bluegrass music to show music has no borders.
A Syrian-American musician brings awareness to the civil war in his family’s homeland.
Deaf dancer Shaheem Sanchez changes how Dulé Hill thinks about dance.
Dulé Hill shares his motivation for mastering tap dance and carrying its legacy forward.
In Chicago, Dulé Hill explores why art and activism are synonymous.
Dulé Hill joins the Andre Theatre Collective for their first casting session.
Dulé Hill meets refugee children with Bassel Almadani at the Syrian Community Network.
Dulé Hill learns Afro-Contemporary dance with Vershawn Sanders Ward.
Bassel Almadani and his band, Bassel & The Supernaturals, perform the song “Black Water.”
In Chicago, Dulé Hill explores why art and activism are synonymous.
In Texas, Dulé Hill discovers artists fighting for representation of their communities.
Dulé Hill explores how music can provide solace and healing in Appalachia.
Dulé Hill connects with artists using their craft to rewrite their narrative.