Sisterhood
Violence tore at the fabric of a friendship—where can they go for healing? After the massacre in “Mother Emmanuel” AME Church in Charleston, South…
A little help from my friends
Exactly 30 years ago, four freshmen women met at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg. They shared a love for athletics—several had been given…
Forgiveness And Justice: How Charleston Churches Balance Both
Dylann Roof is the 62nd person on the federal death row as of February 2017. He is also the 39th person in South Carolina…
Al Sharpton: People Want Real Gospel and Social Action
Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr., “The Rev. Al Sharpton,” looked relaxed in the black-leather, cube-shaped sectional seat, his legs crossed. He’d walked off the stage…
Get Enough To Eat? Many People Went Hungry During The Holidays
Hunger Is a Year-Round Concern and Stopping Food Waste Could Change That Scrumptious, home-cooked meals are synonymous with the holidays. Millions of family members…
Election Blues and Dos
Faithfully ministering for God in a atmosphere where even many Christians wanted a political savior. Andrew Camp had a rough start the day after…
NASA’s Hidden Figures Helped Us Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
The little-known contribution of mathematicians who happened to be African American women is the subject of a new movie illustrating just how far we’ve…
Clemson University’s Forgotten Foundation
Discovery of artifacts at Clemson University points to the contributions of African Americans–enslaved and free. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 20.5…
Do You Smell Gas?
After a natural gas pipeline leak in 2008, residents in predominantly black Eight Mile, Alabama, sense strong residual orders, worry about the water, and…
Baltimore On The Wire
Before the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) damning report about the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), before the debacle of three successive acquittals of the officers…