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Joshua Parks was born in Philadelphia, PA, and grew up in Jacksonville, FL. He attended Howard University in Washington, DC, and worked at the Sankofa Bookstore owned by filmmakers Haile Gerina and Shirikiana Aina Gerina. While in college, he was the…

Marcus McDonald was born in Silver Springs, MD, and grew up in Columbia, SC. He moved to Charleston in 2014 to attend the College of Charleston, where he graduated with a degree in finances. McDonald is the founder of Adesso Entertainment. In 2020,…

Kayla Gilchrist was born in 1988 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Minnesota. After graduating from high school, she moved to Spain to attend the Universidad de San Luis to study Spanish and international relations. During her junior year, she…

Brandon Chapman was born in Charleston, SC, in 1993. After graduating from the College of Charleston, he joined the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) as an associate organizer in January 2017. He worked with the organization for three years,…

Circular Congregation Church Senior Pastor Jeremy Rutledge was born in Honolulu, HI, in 1971. When he was five years old, his family moved back to Houston, TX. Rutledge attended Bailey University and then Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, VI.…

Charleston Area Justice Ministry organizer Raynique Syas was born in Los Angeles, CA, in 1985. She remembers growing up in Watts, a typical urban area of the city,  impacted by poverty, drugs, and violence. There, she also experienced a profound…

This interview focuses on George Hopkins' long commitment to social justice and labor rights in Charleston. Initially, Hopkins' activism was mostly related to the College of Charleston and focused on racial issues and academic freedom. By the end of…

College of Charleston professor emeritus George Hopkins was born in Chicago, IL in 1947. This interview focuses on his family background, his anti-war activism, and his academic career. Hopkins’ parents were WWII veterans. The family resided in…

Lynne Moldenhauer was born in St. Claire, Michigan, in 1952. After high school, she joined the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and earned a bachelor's degree in religious studies at Marygrove College. Moldenhauer moved to South…