 Joe Tolbert is a native of Knoxville, TN, and former steering committee member of the STAY Project. Joe has brought his talents to the Highlander Center, the Carpetbag Theater, and is now attending Seminary at Union College in New York City. In this episode of Appalachian Love Stories, WMMT’s Rance Garrison speaks with Joe about race, spirituality, Joe’s experience in Knoxville as an urban Appalachian, and why he has decided to make his home in the region.  Carmen Davis is a recent college graduate, a musician, and a former member of the STAY Project’s steering committee. In this episode of Appalachian Love Stories, Bill Wireman of Seminary, Va. sat down to speak with her about experiences growing up in southwest Virginia, the sense of community that her work brings her, and why she has decided to stay in southwest Virginia. Appalachian Love Stories is a series of audio portraits co-produced by WMMT & the STAY Project. STAY stands for ‘Stay Together Appalachian Youth,’ and is an organization of youth, ages 14-30, from throughout Central Appalachia who are all working toward stronger local communities and bringing about positive change in the region. This series profiles some of those young people, in their own words, with a special emphasis on low-income youth, youth of color, and the LGBT community.
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