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Corbin event aims to 'change the narrative' about Eastern KY

By Will Wright, Lexington Herald Leader

The TEDx speaker series has garnered millions of views on YouTube, and in March, the event will make its debut in Eastern Kentucky at TEDx Corbin.

Organizers hope the event, to be held March 9 at the Second and Main building in downtown Corbin, will give Appalachian Kentuckians the opportunity to tell their own stories about the region, its history and its future.

"There is a renewed genuine interest in the region as the nation is trying to understand the rural experience in general, and in particular the Appalcahian experience," said Crystal Kinser, the event's lead licensee and one of its volunteer organizers. "By telling those stories on the TEDx stage, we're now granted a global audience to show people we're more than the single narrative."

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