Louis Venters
Oct 8, 20192 min read
"Bind Ye the Broken with the Hands of Justice"
A couple of weeks ago at an interesting forum hosted by the SC Human Affairs Commission and the SC Collaborative for Race and...
Louis Venters
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Have Book, Will Travel!
The History Press released my new book, A History of the Baha'i Faith in South Carolina, at the end of February, and I'm excited about...
Louis Venters
Aug 20, 20192 min read
"Where Is the White Professor Located?"
It's the first day of the fall semester at my university, and my thoughts have been turning, as they often do, to the nature and purpose...
Louis Venters
Nov 6, 20183 min read
White Americans, Whither the Country?
As a Baha'i, I consider voting in civil elections to be a sacred duty, one part of a life of service aimed at fostering justice, peace,...
Louis Venters
Sep 24, 20181 min read
#WhyIDidntReport
1) Because I actually liked the porn she gave me as a reward. 2) Because something can feel physically good and emotionally bad at the...
Louis Venters
Jul 11, 20181 min read
"White People Us," by Justin Blackburn
Whoa! I'm not a poet, and I try not to curse quite as much as this guy, but his analysis of whiteness is pretty spot-on. I've been...
Louis Venters
Nov 27, 20172 min read
Embracing the "Corridor of Shame"
The case was filed in 1993, when I was still in high school. Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina, brought by 39...
Louis Venters
Sep 27, 20171 min read
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...
Louis Venters
Jul 7, 20171 min read
White Americans: There Are No Innocent Bystanders
My friend, a young African American man, was beaten up by police and arrested yesterday in the Charleston area after being stopped for...
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...
