Major events in history are often retold through the lens of just a few people and capture just a portion of a
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Journalist, civil rights activist. Born in Youngstown, Florida, on August 25, 1910, McCray was the eldest of seven children born to Donald Carlos McCray and Rachel Rebecca Montgomery. At age six, McCray moved with his family to the all-black community
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Nationwide — Lessie Benningfield Randle, a 105-year old Black woman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of two known survivors of the tragic Tulsa massacre that is still alive, has filed a lawsuit demanding reparations.
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By: Jennie L. Stephens is CEO of the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation. Charleston County soon will be home to the International African American Museum, which will showcase objects of historical, scientific and
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(Georgetown, SC) – The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce announces the formation of the Gullah Geechee Leadership Institute and the hiring of James Felder as Lead Advocate for the organization. “We are
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(Columbia, SC) – Actress Viola Davis decided to celebrate her birthday this year by honoring where she comes from. Tuesday, August 11, Davis celebrated her 55th birthday by announcing that she purchased
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“We call for the immediate end of cultural appropriation of the Gullah Geechee language, food and cooking traditions, worship experience and artistic expressions for the financial gain of those who cannot or
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Major events in history are often retold through the lens of just a few people and capture just a portion of a moment. Far too often, the wider scale of an event
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By: Bobby J. Donaldson Curated from: theconversation.com A rusting chain-link fence represents a “color line” for the dead in Columbia, South Carolina. In Randolph Cemetery, separated by the barrier from the well-manicured
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Journalist, civil rights activist. Born in Youngstown, Florida, on August 25, 1910, McCray was the eldest of seven children born to Donald Carlos McCray and Rachel Rebecca Montgomery. At age six, McCray
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Grant will fund restoration and upgrades to Booker T. Washington Auditorium Building Booker T. Washington High School, Columbia’s first public high school for African American students, has a powerful history as a
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I didn’t think a memorial about the horror of lynching could be beautiful. But that’s just what the National Memorial for Peace and Justice is. Though I’m not sure it was done
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