At least once a month The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her daughter will spend a day visiting thrift stores in our community. I’m not...

What is a cult? The word cult has several definitions but the one that we will use, from the Merriam Webster dictionary is “a great devotion to a...

This week, we shall continue to opine about what we feel is the mess Republicans are making in our country. For transparency’s sake, we will...

I just celebrated another birthday. I never imagined I would get this old, but here I am, old and still breathing. Instead of thinking, I have just...

While growing up in Hartsville, South Carolina, there were several mantras that my mother frequently drilled into me. One of the most frequent was...

This week, we shall take a look at what has happened to education locally. There has been a whole lot of change. Most of the change has centered...

I'm not sure if it's just me getting old or something altogether different. Time seems to go by fast.It seems that all of a sudden, it's a Monday...

We often hear discussions about the 107 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU’s) in the United States, including the eight in South...

This week, we turn our attention back to the Trump administration. We believe the Trump administration does not mind being talked and written...

The Palmetto Tennis Center, in Sumter, SC, has no African American people and only one woman on its Leadership Team. General Manager, Mr. Sam...

This week, we take a look at what is happening in America, specifically with the government. While listening to the news the other day, I heard the...

This week, we will continue our observance of the Trump administration and its efforts to “Make America Great Again.” We find it interesting that...

Prices across the United States are about 26% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing everything from a weekend hotel stay to a simple...

As a child, I remember my parents saying to me, "I'm not going to tell you this again." The only problem with that was they did tell me again. And...

A question that I hear asked frequently is just what is race. The whole idea of race is dealt with as if it is a scientific fact but scientists...