“Give me silver or give me gold/though they are dangerous to our soul /27 July 1840″ – Dave (slave potter) Edgefield, SC

Dave, the African American Slave Potter Posted by Charlotte Hutson Wrenn on October 31, 2009 Living in South Carolina, with an ear open to authentic local craft and art, one hears often of the Edgefield District, known for its distinctive traditional stoneware. South Carolina is rightfully proud of her two native crafts, the carefully woven Sea …

Twenty Years After the Flames: The Rodney King Beating Verdict and the L.A. Riots Part 1

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson For two fateful days at the end of April and the first day of May 1992, I ducked around police cordons and barricades, and cringed in fear at the cackle of police gunfire. I choked, and gagged on and was blinded by the thick, acrid smoke that at times blotted out …

Philadelphia-area vegan restaurants evolving beyond fake meats

By Elisa Ludwig For The Inquirer Upscale veg­an eateries in the Philadelphia area have a dirty lit­tle se­cret: “I’d say at least two-thirds of our cli­en­tele are not veg­e­tar­i­an,” says Ross Olchvary, chef-own­er at New Hope’s Sprig & Vine. “I think most of them are just looking for some­thing dif­fer­ent.” Rich Lan­dau, chef and co-own­er of Center …

Black church solidarity

Written by Anthony Bradley December 1, 2010, 11:45 AM Just before Thanksgiving, the leadership of the nine largest historically black denominations announced the launch of The Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC). These evangelical and mainline denominations, representing nearly 30 million churchgoers and 50,000 congregations in the United States, have joined forces to address myriad …