Voices
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2021 a tough one for lovers of old-school hip-hop
Black people sometimes discuss entertainers who matter to us in terms of whether they matter to people outside the community: “Is this person famous…
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I am reminded why I love this town
It is Saturday morning, and I’m on my slightly-worse-for-the-wear deck. This morning I have my coffee (Peet’s Major Dickason’s Blend), a Food Lion-brand Chocolate…
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The false and dangerous dichotomy of the “culture wars”
Social and cultural anthropologists understand how the culture of a society is changed. A dominant civilization or society most effectively changes a culture when…
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Water Festival is the finale of summer skill
In the soupiness of late July, the air – heavily scented with coconut, diesel fuel, lingering hints of fried chicken, and undertones of regret…
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Knowing as important as forgetting
It is Monday and I’m on the Statehouse grounds in Columbia. It is dark, late, and my wife and I are walking the manicured…