Louis Venters
Oct 22, 20192 min
Ewe Music: Making Sense out of a Complex World
Today as a part of a brief overview of African music, I introduced my Introduction to African & African American Studies class to Ewe...
Louis Venters
Oct 2, 20192 min
UPCOMING: Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) conference in Charl
This week I'll be attending my first conference as a member of the venerable Association for the Study of African American Life and...
Louis Venters
Aug 20, 20192 min
"Where Is the White Professor Located?"
It's the first day of the fall semester at my university, and my thoughts have been turning, as they often do, to the nature and purpose...
Louis Venters
Feb 9, 20181 min
"Beyond Mother Emanuel and the Confederate Flag" Symposium at Francis Marion University
Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre and two days after the murder of one of South Carolina's most prominent...
Louis Venters
Nov 27, 20172 min
Embracing the "Corridor of Shame"
The case was filed in 1993, when I was still in high school. Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina, brought by 39...
Louis Venters
Jun 15, 20162 min
"Be a Man": New Definitions of Masculinity Unfolding among Bosnian Youth
Here's a great little documentary (less than 9 min.) about the Be a Man Club in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It profiles...
Louis Venters
Feb 12, 20162 min
Mt. Zion School: Florence-area Treasure Highlighted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
I was beyond pleased this moring to see this great interview on the website of the National Trust for Historic Preservation--the leading...
Louis Venters
Feb 5, 20163 min
Spiritual Capital & Historic Preservation: New Life for an Atlanta Neighborhood Important to Bah
The Atlanta Baha'i Center is not just one small faith community's place of worship; it is an important site in the history of...
Louis Venters
Jan 15, 20153 min
One River, One Boat: When Have We Ever Heard So Much about a Gubernatorial Inaugural Poem?
South Carolinians are used to hearing plenty of less-than-positive news about their state in the media, local and national. Some of it is...
