Joyanne

“Because proximity breeds empathy. And with empathy, humanity has a fighting chance.”
― Tyler Merritt, I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America

“Experts on education say that exposing low-income children to higher-income environments is one of the most effective tools for motivating them to strive to do well in school.”
― Cassie Chambers, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

“But outsiders who rush into the hills don’t always take the time to see that mountain people are a creative, resourceful lot. They don’t understand that Appalachians can be—should be—partners in the effort to make their lives better. They don’t grasp that, if given the right resources and opportunities, these communities are capable of saving themselves. If there’s one thing that women in these hills know how to do, it’s get things done.”
― Cassie Chambers, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains

“For a while, in that room, my past and present were together and getting along just fine.”
― Cassie Chambers, Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains