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In the words of the late Michael Jackson, “All I wanna say is they don’t really care about us!” According to Webster’s Dictionary, gentrification is defined as a process in which a poor area (as part of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and businesses, and which often results in an increase in property values and the displacement of earlier, usually poorer residents.

Hollywood Town Council is preparing to consider a local hate-crimes ordinance as Mayor Chardale Murray calls for stronger protections against hate and intimidation in the community.

At just 30 years old, Pastor Sadiel Suckiel brings a deep commitment to servant leadership, community engagement and the Gospel as he begins his ministry at New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston.

Orangeburg County School District's communications chief has been named South Carolina's 2026 Communicator of the Year and will also lead the state's school public relations association through 2027.

Land bought by freedmen is still in Black hands across the Lowcountry. Too many families don't know what they have -- or what the law now gives them

Ronald Camacho is out after 18 months as police chief, leaving North Charleston searching for its fourth department leader in three years.

From Beaufort to the Army Chaplain Corps, Shaviance Dor's journey has been shaped by faith, persistence and a calling to meet soldiers wherever they are.

Beneath a downtown Charleston site once home to the Colored YWCA lies a burial ground whose history reaches back to slavery — and whose legacy is now shaping a new effort toward remembrance, stewardship and justice.

Charity Missionary Bapitst Church marked its 112th anniversary with a banquet, gospel music, revival services and a special anniversary worship celebration.

Democrats from across Charleston County gathered for an inspiring morning of conversation, collaboration, and community engagement as they work together to build a stronger South Carolina—one county at a time.

More than 40 faith congregations and representatives from 16 labor unions and organizations gathered at Bibleway Baptist Church on June 26–27 for a two-day Education Summit hosted by the Community Faith and Labor Transformation Project and the Charleston Alliance for Fair Employment (CAFE). The summit focused on building lasting partnerships between faith communities and organized labor while equipping workers with organizing skills and community support to advance workplace

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When the International African American Museum opened in Charleston in June 2023, it was celebrated as one of the most important cultural institutions ever built to tell the story of African Americans. Located on Gadsden’s Wharf, where historians estimate that nearly 40 percent of enslaved Africans brought to North America first entered the country, the museum quickly became a destination for visitors from across the United States and around the world.