

Louis Venters
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 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
- Sep 27, 2017
- 1 min
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...


Louis Venters
- Dec 21, 2016
- 1 min
"A Place Where the Skin I'm in Feels Like It's Supposed to Be"
Here's a new one (to me) from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, "Country Girl" from the album Leaving Eden (2012). I find this song and video...


Louis Venters
- Feb 5, 2016
- 4 min
"I Love You for Sentimental Reasons": Musical Lessons of Black Men's Abounding Love
Recently at the breakfast table I found my boys, ages 4 and 2, and their mama singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." They know the...


Louis Venters
- Feb 10, 2015
- 1 min
UPCOMING: Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk in Hartsville, SC
Sunday, February 22, at 4:00 p.m., People to People and the South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation present Aunt Pearlie Sue...


Louis Venters
- Dec 25, 2014
- 5 min
Getting to the Heart of Religion: The Story of a Surprisingly Subversive "Little Drummer Boy&qu
This time of year I see plenty of reminders, from social media and to signs in front of churches, that “Jesus is the reason for the...