Louis Venters
Nov 2, 20211 min read
UPCOMING: A Virtual Evening with Nikki Giovanni
I am so pleased to announce that I will be moderating a virtual conversation with renowned poet and educator Dr. Nikki Giovanni, hosted...
Louis Venters
Dec 4, 20191 min read
UPCOMING: Pee Dee Author Expo
Dear family, friends, coworkers and neighbors in the Pee Dee area, please join me and more than a dozen other local authors for the Pee...
Louis Venters
Apr 27, 20184 min read
Claiming My Freedom to Move--and Improve
Freedom of movement on one’s own two feet is a fundamental human right. It was so basic to English common law that the Founders didn’t...
Louis Venters
May 30, 20172 min read
What Kind of Country?: Redsicovering the Interracial Heart of Memorial Day
Yesterday among the many Memorial Day tributes I saw on social media, I was particularly struck by one from the Reconstruction Era...
Louis Venters
Nov 11, 20161 min read
UPCOMING: Interfaith Partners of SC Annual Conference
This Sunday, November 13, Interfaith Partners of South Carolina, a statewide non-profit that aims to promote “understanding and...
Louis Venters
Aug 4, 20162 min read
Opening of FMU's New Center for Health Sciences and Hopes for a Better Florence
This morning, Francis Marion University hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Luther F. Carter Center for Health Sciences in...
Louis Venters
Feb 12, 20162 min read
Mt. Zion School: Florence-area Treasure Highlighted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation
I was beyond pleased this moring to see this great interview on the website of the National Trust for Historic Preservation--the leading...
Louis Venters
Mar 31, 20151 min read
Jim Crow and American Protestantism: My Latest Piece for the Good Men Project
I'm pleased to share my latest piece for the Good Men Project, entitled "Jim Crow Is Still America's National Religion...But It Doesn't...
Louis Venters
Feb 3, 20151 min read
UPCOMING: Black History Program at Florence County Library
On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. it will be my pleasure to participate in an observance of Black History Month at the Doctors...
Louis Venters
Jan 25, 20151 min read
UPCOMING: Interfaith Partners of SC at Florence Library
Tomorrow, Sunday, January 25, the Florence Branch of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina is hosting the second in a quarterly series of...
