African American history – OUR MAHOGANY HERITAGE

July 29, 2025

Origins of the Elvira Family Reunion

Every great family tradition starts with a dream, and for the Elvira family, that dream began more than 40 years… Read More

July 29, 2025

The Remarkable History of the Elvira Family

The Saga of Mother Elvira and Her Descendants Have you ever wondered about the roots of our strength and our… Read More

July 25, 2025

What’s in a Name? Part 1: Reclaiming Identity After Slavery

“To the one who is victorious, I will give that person a white stone with a new name written on… Read More

July 24, 2025

The Rice Pot: Sacred Vessel of the Gullah Geechee Kitchen

Some objects aren’t just things; they’re altars of memory, heirlooms of tradition. For the Gullah Geechee people, one such sacred… Read More

July 22, 2025

Aunt Orie and the Ancestral Hands That Caught Us: When Granny Midwifery Was Sacred

Before hospitals, before birth plans, before sterile gowns and fluorescent lights, there were women like Oriana “Aunt Orie” Frazier-Richards. A… Read More

July 14, 2025

Perlo Be Always Dey”: A Sacred Rice Legacy from West Africa to the Carolina Lowcountry

In the Lowcountry—from the pluff mud banks of the Black Mingo River to the pine woods of Hemingway and Nesmith—perlo… Read More

July 13, 2025

What’s in a Name? Part 2: Carrying Legacies and Living Stories.

“To the one who is victorious… I will give that person a white stone with a new name written on… Read More