Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Dee, the only black woman in Leslie County, Kentucky.
For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
0:00 – Introducing D & Her Daughter
0:48 – Raised By Her Great-Grandmother
2:08 – One Of The Only Black Residents
2:51 – Finding A New Family
3:33 – Marriage & Starting Over
4:20 – Building A Better Life
5:40 – Return To Kentucky
6:28 – Finding Love & Belonging In Appalachia
8:43 – Schools & Raising Her Daughter
10:02 – Helping A Young Girl After A Family Tragedy
11:00 – Church & Isolation In Appalachia
11:55 – Lack Of Jobs
12:18 – Why She Wouldn’t Change Her Past
13:18 – Biggest Lesson: Stay Close To Family
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#swu #kentucky #softwhiteunderbelly #appalachia #marklaita #documentary #kentucky #motherdaughter
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Dee, the only black woman in Leslie County, Kentucky.
For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
0:00 – Introducing D & Her Daughter
0:48 – Raised By Her Great-Grandmother
2:08 – One Of The Only Black Residents
2:51 – Finding A New Family
3:33 – Marriage & Starting Over
4:20 – Building A Better Life
5:40 – Return To Kentucky
6:28 – Finding Love & Belonging In Appalachia
8:43 – Schools & Raising Her Daughter
10:02 – Helping A Young Girl After A Family Tragedy
11:00 – Church & Isolation In Appalachia
11:55 – Lack Of Jobs
12:18 – Why She Wouldn’t Change Her Past
13:18 – Biggest Lesson: Stay Close To Family
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#swu #kentucky #softwhiteunderbelly #appalachia #marklaita #documentary #kentucky #motherdaughter
