Forsaken History: Charleston’s Neglected Racial Past
This story, seldom told, begins at a wharf reaching hungrily toward the sea. But not Gadsden’s Wharf or any that you’ve likely heard of. William Rhett’s wharf Source: Mapbox | Brandon Lockett | The Post and Courier Instead, it opens at Col. William Rhett’s wharf,...
Beijing Sends Biden A Warning
Because of Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden thundered during the campaign, the U.S. “is more isolated in the world than we’ve ever been … America First has made America alone.” Biden promised to repair relations with America’s...
News From Around the South 11/9 to 11/16
SOUTH CAROLINA: Calls Grow to Change University Buildings Named After Segregationists University of South Carolina faculty and alumni continue to push for the school to remove the names of segregationists or those who benefited from slavery from its buildings. The...
Gina’s Last Kiss
“I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most. ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.” —Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) “In Memoriam” The death of a loved one is never easy. Three of...
Should Black Schools Support Destruction of Charter Schools?
The academic achievement gap between black and white students has proven resistant to most educational policy changes. Some say that educational expenditures explain the gap, but is that true? Look at educational per pupil expenditures: Baltimore city ranks fifth in...Obiter Dicta
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