Melungeon Voices S4 E3 – Joshua Outsey

Joshua Caleb Daniel Outsey, has been an actor, both on stage and on television. He is also a dedicated Community Organizer and hip-hop recording artist and performer.  Joshua is a co-founder of “Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development” (SEEED) in Knoxville, TN. For over a decade, he has worked as an advocate for racial equality and economic and environmental justice in and around urban and rural Appalachia. He continues to promote diversity and inclusion through his artistic performance and creative writing. Currently, Joshua is a new employee on the archive team at Appalshop. He has been researching and documenting the history of Black Churches throughout Central and South Central Appalachia.  He lives in Big Stone Gap, VA with his wife, Terran Young, and their daughter, Eden.

In this episode, Josh and Heather talk about Appalshop, and the non-profit SEEED, and these organizations' importance in elevating diverse and inclusive Appalachian voices for change.