The sun was shining overhead, and the calm river flowed beside me. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a storm came upon me in the form of a woman. As she approached, the wind grew stronger, and the river raged. She was
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The frozen branches and leaves of a tree after a snowstorm remind me of the power of photography. In both cases, a moment in time is frozen and preserved, leaving an indelible image that tells a story. Each branch and
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As the light of the dusk began to fade, I found myself in the company of Makeda, a model and poet with a beauty that radiated from within. Her features were accentuated by the soft, warm light of the evening
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Built in 2003, this courthouse honors one of South Carolina’s most prominent civil rights attorneys. Born in Columbia in 1921, Perry graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and served during World War II before attending college and law school
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The Rosenwald rural school building program which began in 1912 was a major effort to improve the quality of public education for African Americans in the early 20th-century South. By 1928, one in every five rural schools for black students
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As I approached the towering Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., I couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe and amazement. The monument stood 30-feet high, and its three granite pieces were a symbol of hope and
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