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there you go. ♪ >> bob marley said it best. stolen from africa, gentrified in harlem. american black folks keep losing our connection to the places we come from. so im headed to central appalachia, a place many folks dont realize black folks still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. >> again! yes! ♪ >> nice! ♪ ♪ when i say appalachia, you probabl...

keep losing our connection to the places we come from. i am headed to central appalachia, a place many folks dont realize black folk still live, to hunt, eat, farm, and harmonize on the harmonica with the folks that fight to keep this place known as one of the homes of black folks. this is black appalachia. >> yeah. nice. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i say appalachia, you probably picture something like this, or this. harmful stereotypes of poor white folks. we will have to take those on an...

It really motivated me. so a lot of what we have done here in west virginia is a mirror of whats taken place in ghana. my ancestors raising hogs, chickens, you know, sustaining themselves for years. so bringing back that sense of pride and, you know, being a producer, a creator yourself. ultimately to leave a legacy of you see ay running around loving what hes doing, understanding whats going on. he understands value added. >> he tried to sell me honey. >> absolutely. >> look at that pretty thin...

Facing a lot of similar challenges. it really motivated me. so a lot of what weve done here in west virginia is a mirror of whats taken place in ghana. my ancestors grandparents, they were planting fruit trees on these hillsides, raising hogs, chickens, sustaining themselves for years. so bringing back that sense of pride and, you know, being a producer, a creator yourself. ultimately, to leave a legacy of -- you see awai running around, loving what he is doing. he understands value at his age a...