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KSU adjunct history professor, Rev. Andrew Baskin, was one of the six artists selected by the National Association of Black Storytellers as a 2023 Black Appalachian Storyteller Fellow. Rev. Baskin will receive a cash award of $5,000 to support his practice as a Black Appalachian storyteller and culture bearer with opportunities to examine, research, develop and perform and/or document the Black Appalachian storytelling tradition.

Additionally, he will receive funds for travel and lodging to the 41st Annual National “In the Tradition…” Black Storytelling Festival and Conference being held in Salt Lake City Utah, November 8-12 and perform or present during the festival and conference.

The NABS Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowship is a juried award recognizing artistic excellence in representation of folk art and cultural heritage. In addition to his work at KSU, Rev. Baskin is an emeritus professor at Berea College and lives in Madison County, Kentucky.