Stacy Kranitz
I Survived the Redneck Rave, America's Wildest Country Party
Last June, the festival ended in mass arrests, an impalement, and a throat slashing. We traveled to Kentucky to witness the mud and mayhem firsthand.
What It Means to Be a 'Redneck' or a 'Hillbilly'
When city people throw around words like "redneck" or "hillbilly," they generally mean them as insults. But what do these words signify for the people living in central Appalachia?
Introducing Our Series on Central Appalachia
For the next week, VICE will be featuring articles that document the struggles and hope of a region often ignored by America.
Billeder fra et af USA's fattigste områder
Tæt ved de appalachiske bjerge, bor nogle af de mest udsatte mennesker i USA.
Photos of Struggle and Hope in Appalachia
Stacy Kranitz has been collaborating with local writers to tell stories that offer a complex and nuanced understanding of what central Appalachia looks like 50 years after becoming a byword for poverty.
There Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
Stacy Kranitz's series on faith-based spaces and communities in Appalachia conveys the transformative power of faith and the essential goodness of fellowship.