The ‘rona makes you do crazy things. Unable to leave the house and with much time on my hands and bottles of Jack that needed sipping, I decid…

Born in enslavement, Celia Dial Saxon (1857-1935) graduated from the University of South Carolina’s Normal School for teachers during the Reconstruction Era.

Protests around the country responding to the death of George Floyd have produced swift changes.

“Pitchfork Ben was a domestic terrorist before that term existed … he should not be memorialized on the State House grounds.” — CityWatch, Feb…

The growth of a person, and of a culture, are both marked by watershed moments.

On May 31, during demonstrations in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the offices operated by the local alternative newspaper INDY Week…

Imagine being a new mom. If you’ve had this experience, you know the pain of childbirth quickly dissipates when your beautiful bundle of joy a…

The recent killing of George Floyd is a constant reminder of the business-as-usual tactics of law enforcement and another reminder of the acts…

There has been a lot of wringing of hands and awkward statements of support from white people lately as we watch young people of all colors ta…

“Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” — William Butler Yeats

I hate chitlins (proper spelling: chitterlings).

High school graduation is great — even when it isn’t.

A message to new USC graduates in uncertain times

Lexington-Richland District 5 School Board and Kim Murphy end legal dispute — May 15, Free Times

Michael Jordan is the GOAT. He’s also the ratings GOAT during COVID-19, with the ESPN documentary The Last Dance about his final championship …

My approach to the advertising business, and especially to creative presentations, has always been to give clients a show.

The other day, I posted an article on rapper and friend J-Live’s Facebook feed. The article, “Killer Mike Won't Reopen His Barbershops Despite…

Government Should Embrace Privatized Unemployment Insurance

“Dawn Staley should be receiving just as much to coach basketball at USC as Frank Martin is getting to do so at the university.” — Roger Brown…

We keep hearing predictions every afternoon as Donald Trump spins the magic wheel in his head that will tell him when we are going to “reopen”…

He was a man who became a folk hero to some, a troublemaker to others and a high-profile public presence in South Carolina for half a century.

As someone who doesn’t cook (no culinary skills), eats out daily (no other choice) and appreciates good food and service (no matter the type o…

In February, undefeated boxers Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury had their highly anticipated rematch after their first bout ended in a draw. Wild…

Free Times didn’t plan on redesigning our print edition and reorganizing some of our main features at a time when there’s so much fear and confusion in the air.

Should Joe Biden be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, it will have very little to do with Joe Biden and very much to do …

As March rolls in, two things are happening yet again: (1) the USC women’s basketball team is riding high going into tournament play, and; (2)…

Instead of being extra black, I feel that we can use Black History Month as kind of an airing of grievances — like Festivus, but for black folks.

Four years ago this month, on Feb. 20, 2016, Donald Trump overthrew the South Carolina Republican Party establishment and won the state’s GOP …

So now it’s California Sen. Kamala Harris’ turn to shine in a Democratic presidential primary. Or New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s. Or former Mas…

I take no satisfaction in learning that McClatchy Co. — the nation’s second largest newspaper conglomerate, which owns such notable Carolina papers as the Raleigh News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer and, closer to home, Columbia’s The State — declared bankruptcy Thursday morning.

Growing up in North Columbia — Farrow Road corridor to be exact — the issue of gun violence was a foreign one to our close-knit familial commu…

I think the impeachment of President Donald Trump ended as it should have, with his acquittal.

With Blue Granite Water back in the news this week thanks to customer backlash against proposed water and sewer rate hikes (steep ones) and pl…

I sit here numb and unable to find the right words to express how I feel about Kobe Bryant being dead at 41. I'm leaking confidence and feel a…

When one thinks about South Carolina lawmakers who have said something irresponsible in a public way, the list is long, bipartisan and not exc…

“The University of South Carolina will not be disciplined by accreditors ... over Gov. Henry McMaster’s lobbying of trustees during this summe…