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Lowcountry Lowdown

March 6, 2024

In the spirit of Pat Conroy, we’re still fighting book bans By Lolita Huckaby BEAUFORT CBS’s 60 Minutes segment Sunday night provided a lovely…

Nikki, please, stop talking about racism

February 28, 2024

By Terry Manning The more former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley talks about race and racism in America, the more she disqualifies herself as…

A struggle we are slowly, grudgingly, collectively winning

February 28, 2024

By Scott Graber At first glance the International African American Museum resembles nothing more than an elevated, white marble shoe box, set down beside…

The ‘worker shortage’ myth depresses black wealth

February 28, 2024

By Roy Beck America’s business elites have used immigration as a tool to avoid hiring Black Americans for the past two centuries. This pattern…

Lowcountry Lowdown

February 21, 2024

Safe Harbor discussions not so productive By Lolita Huckaby PORT ROYAL The headline read two weeks ago Port Royal Mayor Kevin Phillips considered a…