Faith & Values
Allen University permanently memorializes the Emanuel Nine
On January 21, Allen University held a ground-breaking ceremony for the Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital that will include a permanent memorial for the Emanuel Nine. The Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital was one of only a few hospitals to serve Columbia’s African-American community during the segregation era operating from 1952-1973. Listed on the National, State, and City Register…
Read MoreCharleston’s 2020 MLK Celebration Keynote Speakers and Theme Announced
Charleston’s 10-day Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, the largest and longest-running event of its kind in South Carolina, will be headlined this month by Sheila C. Johnson, founder and CEO of global hospitality firm Salamander Hotels & Resorts, and Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, presiding prelate of the Tenth Episcopal District of the African…
Read MoreThe Onsite Foundation Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Full Scholarship Therapeutic Trauma Program For Survivors Of Mass Shootings
The Onsite Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, today announced its new 2020 initiatives which include educational tools, resources, and workshops for survivors and those affected by mass shootings. The announcement includes a first-of-its kind workshop titled ‘Triumph Over Tragedy’ that will provide tools, support, trauma-informed therapies and access to top-of-the-line trauma therapists and clinicians, through…
Read MoreRivers to keynote MLK Day 2020 at Brookland Baptist Church
Civil rights leader Nelson B. Rivers III will be the keynote speaker for the Brookland Baptist Brotherhood and NABCJ’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on January 18, 2020 at 9 a.m. The Very Reverend Bishop Frederick C. James, Retired, will be awarded the Brookland Baptist Brotherhood Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major Medallion. The…
Read MoreThe Doors of the Church are Still Open: A Response to the incident at Bethel, Gainesville from the AME Church Leadership
On Tuesday, November 16th, news media around the United States reported the story that a local law enforcement officials arrested a white teenager who idolized Dylan Roof with a notebook in her position detailing a plot to attack Bethel AME Church in Gainesville, Georgia. We are thankful for the vigilance of local law enforcement in…
Read MoreCharleston Gospel Choir Rings in the Holiday Season for the 20th Year With Annual Gospel Christmas
The acclaimed Charleston Gospel Choir presents the 20th Annual Gospel Christmas Saturday, December 7, 2019, 7:30 p.m. at Burke High School Auditorium, 244 President Street, Charleston. A Lowcountry household name, the Charleston Gospel Choir brings real meaning to Charleston’s musical landscape performing down-home traditional spirituals and gospel renditions including some of the original arrangements performed with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) 20…
Read More‘The Christians’ features a 1960s Louisiana love story
By Cora Lester, The Drum Newspaper The Christians, book one, follows the life and love of Mary Jean Woods, a young, Christian woman in 1960 South Louisiana as she maneuvers through self-discovery, unrighteousness, and betrayal in hopes to find a true spiritual identity. Through this first release, B.J.T Ledet weaves a story that answers “What…
Read MoreFourth Annual Gospel Meets Jazz Christmas Concert Features Charlton Singleton and the Lowcountry Voices Choir
In the spirit of the season, Mount Zion AME Church warmly presents the 4th Annual Gospel Meets Jazz Christmas concert, featuring Charlton Singleton and the Lowcountry Voices at the historic Church on 5 Glebe Street in Charleston at 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 14th. Mt. Zion’s long tradition of music in Charleston and its focus…
Read MoreGospel Singer and Pastor Desmond Pringle Aims to Uplift and Give Back to Charleston Community with 20th Anniversary Thanksgiving Concert
Dove Award nominated Gospel singer and Pastor Desmond Pringle was born and raised in Charleston, and despite residing in Los Angeles over the years, he has always made a point to come home and contribute to his hometown community. On Sunday, November 24th, Pringle is celebrating his 20th Anniversary Edition: Coming Home for Thanksgiving Concert, which will…
Read MoreRedemption: Cyntoia Brown Finds Her Voice
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor To say Cyntoia Brown’s life has been complicated is an understatement. Brown is a young, black woman sentenced as an adult to life in prison when as a teenager, she killed Johnny Mitchell Allen, a 43-year-old man, who had solicited her for sex. Brown…
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