Making Connections News

In this episode, Daily Yonder producer Xandr Brown celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the disruptor that he was; Appalachian advocates call for Congress to quickly restore the excise fee supporting the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and miners’ health care; speakers at a ReImagine Appalachia Summit see potential for job creation, sustainable economic growth, and clean energy with an influx of federal funding targeted towards the region.