New faces, new buildings and new opportunities helped Sharp End weather the Great Depression, as the end of Prohibition brought taverns and music to Walnut Street. The young business owners brought a ...

COLUMBIA — Candace Hulsizer doesn't consider herself an entrepreneur. "Really, I'm an educator," she said. With a background in teaching, she's grown into her enterprising role through a small corner ...

Black Americans traditionally have had a number of ways of celebrating their emancipation from slavery. In some communities, a weekend in June called Juneteenth celebrates the date the Emancipation ...

Sharp End, the epicenter of Columbia’s African-American business and social activity in the first half of the 20th century, was celebrated Tuesday with the unveiling of a new commemorative plaque.

COLUMBIA — When Charles Fry, 74, thinks back on Sharp End, he doesn't think about the parking garage that stands there now. He recalls nights of jazz and crowds of hundreds and rambling around with ...