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Athens native, Kenton Butcher, will present a program on Black Appalachia from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson Library, 1858 Neil Ave., Columbus. The Tablertown People of Color Museum, in Stewart, will be featured in the presentation.

Why arts and humanities are vital to post-COVID recovery As critical societal challenges of great consequence and complexity unfold, from the global pandemic and inequities in access to healthcare, to global warming and forced migration, to authoritarianism and the breakdown of democratic institutions, the arts and humanities have a critical role to play. As modes of inquiry, the arts and humanities help us to understand these crises and their contexts and translate knowledge into solutions fo...