This week, we share with you our thoughts on the unusual phenomenon that is becoming almost a daily occurrence. The President and Congress show a...

The title of this essay is a quote from something that my mother used to say to me frequently. She used it as a cautionary warning for me to avoid...

This past week, I thought of my maternal grandfather. I haven't thought of him for a long time because he died over 50 years ago. I'm not sure what...

This month The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and her amazing husband will celebrate 54 years of marital bliss. I can’t believe how fast the...

Roland Martin, the excellent journalist and institution builder recently “went off” on a person that claimed to be pro-life. In so doing, he...

This week, we'll be reviewing the last few weeks. We have seen President Trump move further into the zone of being a maniacal leader who is doing...

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...

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

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...

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...