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A single deed can hold a whole world. We talk with Terry James, founder and executive director of the Jamestown Foundation, about what it takes to protect Black family land and turn it into a public place of learning. Terry walks us from the foundation’s start in 2007 to the annual Jamestown celebration, where storytellers, craftspeople, Tuscarora artists, and historical reenactors help visitors understand life during Reconstruction and beyond.

We also dig into the award-winning attention Jamestown has received, including major news recognition and an Emmy win for “Our Family’s History: The Story of Jamestown.” That visibility sparks something bigger than headlines: it draws people from across the country who are hungry for African American history that is specific, documented, and rooted in place. Terry shares the gripping story of Irvin James buying 109 acres in the 1870s, signing with an X, and pushing forward when the odds were designed to stop him.

From there, the conversation widens into genealogy research and civic engagement. We talk DNA testing, archives, census and estate records, and the emotional moment when family history becomes proof. Terry also brings practical voter registration guidance for South Carolina, including how to check status on scvotes.org, what “inactive” really means, and why voting rights history still shapes what happens today. If you care about genealogy, Reconstruction-era history, African American landownership, and voter registration facts, this one connects the dots.

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The version of the Bible most of us grew up with had a quiet message baked into the pictures, the movies, and even the way history got taught: Black people were missing from the sacred story. That claim doesn’t hold up when you read with a map open and the text taken seriously, so we invited Dr. Antonio Black, pastor of Green Hill Baptist Church, to walk with us through what scripture actually says about Black presence in the Bible.

We start with the foundation, Genesis and the family of Noah, then follow the lineage tied to African nations and the names that keep showing up across the Old Testament: Cush, Mizraim, Put, Canaan. From there we connect the dots through biblical geography, intermarriage, and the ancient world surrounding Egypt and North Africa. We also dig into major figures people think they already know: Moses and Zipporah, Joseph’s life in Egypt, Judah’s Canaanite marriage, and what those details imply about the look of the people at the center of biblical history.

Then we bring it home. We talk honestly about why so many young Black minds feel pushed away from Christianity, especially when the Bible was weaponized to defend slavery and dehumanization. We explore what changes when representation is truthful, when teaching tools match history, and when we rebuild connection through study, research, and better visuals, including graphic novels and modern technology.

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You can hear it in Marilyn McKnight’s voice right away: for her, caregiving is not a transaction, it’s a calling. Marilyn is the president and CEO of Peace Love And Glory Home Care LLC, and she joins us during Women’s History Month to talk about what it really takes to serve families with dignity, consistency, and faith. She shares how years of experience across roles in home care and health care prepared her for the step that changed everything: opening her own agency in Bishopville and building a team rooted in peace, love, and giving God the glory.

We get practical and specific about non medical home care services. Marilyn breaks down what caregivers can do in the home, from bathing and dressing to meal prep, light housekeeping, errands, laundry, medication reminders, and companion care. She also explains who home care can support, including older adults as well as clients with autism, disability, special needs, DDSN services, VA related support, respite care, and private pay clients. If you’ve ever searched for home care, senior care, or caregiver help for a parent, this conversation helps you ask better questions and spot the difference between a “title” and true passion.

We also tackle the confusing part: home care versus home health, Medicaid versus Medicare, and how the Medicaid waiver process can limit or expand hours through Community Long Term Care COTC and plans like Healthy Connections. Marilyn shares how families sometimes supplement Medicaid covered hours with private pay, and why trust and respect matter as much as scheduling.

Finally, she invites the community into her 10-year celebration, designed as a free praise and worship night with free admission and a free meal, focused on unity and a reset for the heart. If you found value here, subscribe, share this with someone caring for a loved one, and leave us a review so more families can find these resources.

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