History under state park soil
Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia gets about 800,000 visitors every year, but park archaeologist Stacey Young said only a few are …
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Gastonia woman’s nonprofit to empower women of color
Gastonia, N.C. (AP) – Charly Lindsey has for years wanted to start a nonprofit. Lindsey, who moved to Gastonia, NC in 2014 from North Wilkesboro, …
Democrats defied history with midterm showing but democracy still at risk
My wife recently started feeding a duck that frequents our backyard with several other wild birds. The duck has an injured leg and cannot compete …
Saturday Night Live, Dave Chappelle, the N-word, and accountability
When it was announced that Dave Chappelle would host “Saturday Night Live” last week, I was excited. With new cast members in the process of …
Clergy preached civics lessons, politics as midterms neared
Across America, faith leaders squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during their worship services last weekend. Some passionately took stands on divisive …
Midterm results show decades-long GOP takeover plan still stalled
The votes are still being counted but it looks like a hurricane did not blow away Democrats in Tuesday’s mid-term elections and a decadeslong stealth …
Tell the Supreme Court: We still need affirmative action
One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University of Pennsylvania, one of …
Black church tradition survives voting changes in Georgia
Atlanta (AP) – Black church leaders and activists in Georgia rallied Sunday in a push to get congregants to vote – a longstanding tradition known …
Halloween is over, but Kristina Karamo is still playing dirty tricks!
The latest antics of the Republican candidate for Secretary of State Kristina Karamo is another indication of the treachery, deceit, and the very toxic poison …
It’s November! Midterm elections are here! Get out and vote!
It’s November! My favorite month out of the year! When I was just a wee brownie colored girl back in Detroit, November was the month …