Carmen Gentile

Brandon Dennison, CEO of Coalfield Development, inside the Black Diamond building they are working to renovate in West Huntington in Huntington, W.Va. // Chris Jackson February 28, 2023 Meet the man who wants to remake the Mountain State ~ By Jolie Williamson // Photographs by Chris Jackson HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A pre-grad school mission trip, volunteering to fix up homes in Mingo County, changed Brandon Dennison’s life.

For a documentary focusing on rap music and the law, starting the story reciting lyrics by 70s rock group “Queen” might be considered a curious choice. But in “Rap Trap: Hip Hop on Trial,”  will.i.am reads the iconic line  — Mama, just killed a man setting the tone for the film released by ABC News Studios: that time and again, rap lyrics and rap artists have been scrutinized in ways others simply are not, sometimes resulting in costly and life-altering legal woes.

Since her son’s passing, Rice wrote “The Flight,” released late last year, a gripping book about the experience, and started a nonprofit in her son’s name that focuses on addiction prevention and education. Now, the Christopher Wolf Crusade is working with rural hospitals in Georgia to provide counseling on addictive drugs. Those who have also suffered from, and overcome their addiction, are working with those currently suffering from potentially deadly dependencies.