HURRICANE MATTHEW did a real number on a lot of places around here, but the community of Pin Point was among the worst hit last month. The tiny historic African […]
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Race, Rosenwald and Shaundra’s Screed
As a social justice groupie who winces every time Pharrell drops the N-word in that kickin’ new Missy Elliot song, I would so rather skate over the divisive questions and just get to the solutions. But I still have to wonder why anyone—black, white, purple, green—would continue to support a status quo that has failed them over and over again.
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Black history by boat
Sunny skies, glassy waters, a gentle offshore breeze — the conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for a Saturday morning on the water. Still, Captain Kofi Moyo seemed a little […]
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The Museum and the Justice
The Pin Point Heritage Museum was vaulted into the national spotlight last week after a New York Times investigative piece (“Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics” by […]
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A Part of Pin Point
BEYOND THE LOWCOUNTRY, the community of Pin Point is best known as the humble origin of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. But its merits far outreach its reputation as […]