The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Alumni Choir announces the revival of the African American Sacred Music Festival, set for 6 p.m. March 22- 23 at Edisto Fork United Methodist Church. This event aims to ...

Rev. Vivian Baker Castain didn’t set out to make history. But when she became the first woman to serve as pastor in the Second Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church — spanning ...

The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in world history because it created a "new thing called a citizen," iconic filmmaker Ken Burns told CBS News, as the nation celebrates ...

The Rev. Geoffrey Black has at least one thing in common with Barack Obama – they are both African-American presidents – though, unlike Obama, Black is not quite a famous first. In June, the 1 ...

The African American Heritage Festival is returning to the area this weekend, July 29-30, at a new location aimed to bring more of the community together, said event chairperson Paige Lightner.