WHAT: The International African American Museum (IAAM) will host an opening reception for a special exhibition by Fletcher Williams III: “When It Rains It Shines.” The opening reception, originally planned for August 30, has been rescheduled, and there are new opportunities for interested individuals to register for what was a sold-out event. There will be …
When most people think of Charleston, South Carolina’s oldest city, they often picture its walkable downtown, with its cobblestones, Colonial architecture and horse-drawn carriages. But beyond the historic district, you’ll find small islands with coastal views and waterways, and neighborhoods with their own wealth of history. While the city’s pivotal role in the trans-Atlantic slave …
The new International African American Museum (IAAM) was purposely built on pillars as a means of reconciling the trauma of the site’s deep ties to slavery. The vast institution was constructed on the former Gadsden’s Wharf, a pier in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina where about 40% of all enslaved Africans set foot on American soil. It was one of the largest slave ports in the world. …
Press Release The Charleston Gaillard Center and Closing the Gap in Health Care are thrilled to announce this past weekend’s Lowcountry Jazz Festival was a record-breaking year in the Festival’s seventeen-year history. With three sold-out days and over 3500 tickets sold, the Festival welcomed new and returning patrons to South Carolina’s premier jazz event. Under …
We’re celebrating all of the good news happening and the inspiring Black folk creating positive change in our communities. by Word In Black 2022 was a *wild* year. Book bans swept the country, the U.S. The Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, and 10 Black people were tragically gunned down in a grocery store in …
In a world of passive screen-surfing and terse Tweets, what is state of the art of conversation? Thankfully, Charleston conversationalists have plenty to parse on every imaginable topic, all packed into 10 provocative, animated days. From Nov. 3-12, the annual Charleston Literary Festival will again gather today’s most enthralling thinkers to weigh in on the subjects and …
CHARLESTON, SC, September 06, 2023 (EZ Newswire) — As the highly anticipated Charleston Literary Festival launches ticket sales today, lovers of books and ideas are invited to celebrate the written word within the backdrop of historic downtown Charleston. Upholding the festival theme of “Embrace the Conversation,” this year’s annual event hosts celebrated authors like Adam …
Walter Hood, a star in landscape architecture, and his California-based firm will join the design team for McColl Park in uptown Charlotte. Read More
This story appears here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. It is not for use by other media. By Trent Toone, Church News More than 4,000 people, including 100 exhibitors, gathered for the 30th African American Heritage Festival, a large event celebrating the diversity of African American culture, in Manassas, Virginia, on August 5. Among the throng was a FamilySearch booth hosted by …
Whether it’s the Golden State, the Everglades or the rainforests of Oregon, you’ll find your ideal landscape in America The outdoors doesn’t get any greater than in the United States. Not only is it impossibly vast and intensely beautiful, it also comes in a thousand different flavours. Pick a panorama, any panorama, and the US …
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