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Austyn Gaffney

Austyn Gaffney is a freelance writer and editor. Her work has appeared in HuffPost, onEarth, Sierra, Southerly, and Vice. You can find her stories at www.austyngaffney.com, and follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @austyngaffney.

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Justice for Breonna Taylor: Dispatch from Kentucky's March for Black Women's Lives

by Austyn Gaffney June 26, 2020October 27, 2020

56 years after MLK led a march against Jim Crow in Kentucky's capital, a new generation marches against police killings of Black women

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'Working sick'—Kentucky miners fight black lung regulations

by Austyn Gaffney March 2, 2020September 16, 2020
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Nuclear waste in Paducah, Kentucky poses extra threat to region facing historic flooding

by Austyn Gaffney December 4, 2019September 27, 2023
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'You will die of old age. I will die of climate change.'

by Austyn Gaffney September 30, 2019September 16, 2020
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From rap battles to city hall—Mariah Parker sets the stage for young political leaders

by Austyn Gaffney April 1, 2019December 3, 2020
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"We fight for what's right and we fix what's wrong": Voices from Kentucky's Poor People's Campaign

by Austyn Gaffney July 2, 2018September 16, 2020
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"Jeanette's Law" could help victims of domestic violence in Kentucky

by Austyn Gaffney April 23, 2018September 16, 2020
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A Republican backup plan for killing Obamacare

by Austyn Gaffney November 20, 2017September 16, 2020

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