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Hispanic Heritage Month – Celebrating Afro Hispanic Identity

As an African Studies enthusiast, I learned a long time ago that the overwhelming majority of enslaved people brought from Africa during the Trans Atlantic Slave trade ended up in Hispanic colonies throughout the Caribbean and South America. So for me, Hispanic Heritage Month represents another opportunity to celebrate and uplift black history on a national scale, similarly to how it’s done in February for African American History.

Sexism, the Republican Debate, and Donald Trump

I watched the Republican Debate last night not only for entertainment value (drink every time someone mentions Ronald Reagan!), but also to stay informed. And also, honestly… out of pure confusion. How is Donald Trump ACTUALLY the front-runner to be the Republican Candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election?

Dance | Never Good Enough

A self-reflection on why I am sometimes my worst enemy

Hippies are Terrible

Baby Boomers Go Bust

Viva Italia at Vincent Chicco's

If you like Italian food, you'll love the menu at Vincent Chicco's. And probably you'll eat too much pasta, but you should probably still order dessert.

No I Don’t Have a Dance Studio

And I don’t really want one either

Learn to Paddleboard at Ocean Fitness Wednesday Night Social Paddles

Learn to SUP with Ocean Fitness for only $20, or bring your own board and simply join in the fun!

Are We Perfect? Get Real!

Do We Need to Tell the World We're Perfect?

Baila Barre: Artistic Fitness

Latin music + dance fitness + barre fitness + yoga

Charleston Latin Dance Celebrates Three Years

Meet Victoria Honick

With this blog I aim to illustrate the lush variety of careers that we just never learn about in school. Hats off to all the lawyers, doctors, and bankers whose careers are so vital to our society but if you are like me the idea of a job that requires a suit and a neat bun sounds about as close to a nightmare as I can imagine for myself. I am insanely lucky to be able to be creative at work everyday and meet other women who do the same. So, with that said, meet Tory.

DIY Wedding Contest

The results are in! Now's your chance to pick the winner of the Charleston Grit DIY Wedding Contest.

I’ve Been First and Last, Look at How the Time Goes Past: Father’s Day

Father's Day was a fairly somber day this year, but sometimes the best days, the days where you feel like you and your community have moved forward, are

#CharlestonShooting: Race, Religion, and Guns

The shooting at Emanuel AME Church was a hate crime—and we need to talk about race.

The Failures of US Public Schooling: Past and Present

As the community continues to advocate on behalf of the future of Burke High School, it's important to draw on the lessons of past educational movements and their failings.

Is It Time to Kiss Your Heels Goodbye?

Are heels worth it?

Black Lives Matter: A Moment or a Movement

Examining the legacy of the civil rights movement and what work still needs to be done

Navigating Charleston's Food Deserts

A humbling reminder of Charleston's disparity in healthy food access

Spirits and Salsa: An Evening of Dancing at Striped Pig Distillery

A glimpse behind the scenes

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