Native Drums
Explore the powerful symbolism of drums in African American culture, once tools of communication and resistance during the darkest times of slavery. We confront the lingering shadows of economic exploitation and the pervasive influence of media and religion in controlling black narratives. Let’s reexamine the role of the black church and its mission to fight systemic injustices, urging a return to prophetic ministries that prioritize humanity and community over material wealth. This podcast episode is not just a reflection of the past but a call to action for the future, urging us to build a more just and liberated world.
Episodes
45 episodes
A Police Chief’s Calling
A child gets told, flat out, that being a police officer is “not a career for a young lady.” Chief Angela Green didn’t just ignore that message, she outworked it. We talk with Florence’s new Chief of Police about what it really takes to lead in...
Baptist Day In South Carolina
A region that once struggled to give $10,000 becomes the only one in South Carolina to consistently hit a $20,000 fundraising goal, and the spark is something you might not expect: a mass choir built on unity. We sit down with Pastor LL Cain, p...
What If A Small Spark Could Become A Star
A 15-year-old with three children’s books, a youth business camp, a custom apparel line, an after-school academy, and a nonprofit sounds like a headline. For us, it’s family, and it’s also proof that a “small spark” can turn into something real...
What If Community Help Worked Like Stairways
Putting phones away for one meal sounds small until you see what it unlocks. We’re joined by Anita Magwood, program manager for Strengthening Families (SFP) with Community Action Partnership, and she breaks down how an evidence-based family ski...
What's Often Forgotten About the Freedom of the Fourth
Fireworks are loud, simple, and temporary. Freedom is none of those things. I’m Napoleon Bradford, and I’m asking a question most of us were never taught to sit with: when did you become free, and freedom from whom? If your answer is “July 4th,...
What Happens When Worship Becomes Movement
A summer camp where kids learn choreography is nice. A summer camp where kids learn how to worship, lead, and believe they belong is something else entirely. We sit down with Mia to celebrate the 26th year of Heaven Bound Praise Dance Camp at S...
No Youth No Church
If your church’s older members stepped away tomorrow, who would still be standing in the building a year from now? That question drives a real, practical conversation with Alpheus Anderson, an author, music director, producer, and the founder o...
The King Summit Preview
You can feel it when a community moment is bigger than a flyer. Josiellia Williams sits down with Bishop Michael Blue for a special Native Drums conversation that starts with a full preview of CCFM’s King Summit at the Florence Center in Floren...
138 Years Of Faith In Action
138 years is not a slogan, it’s proof of a mission that keeps showing up. From Savannah Grove Baptist Church, we talk with Mrs. Mary Alice Graham, president of the Women’s Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina, and Dr....
A Clear Guide To The South Carolina Baptist Women’s Annual Session
A big church week can feel confusing fast, so we brought in the perfect guide: our sister Antoinette “Sister Toni” Muldrow, longtime leader in Baptist women’s work across South Carolina. She helps us map out what’s happening day by day as the W...
Freedom School Turns Summer Break Into A Reading Habit
Summer break can quietly undo months of progress, especially when kids lose daily reading practice. We sit down with Dr. Fraronda Green, executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School at Savannah Grove Baptist Church, to talk ...
You Only Need One Photo ID To Vote
Voting gets complicated the moment bad info hits the group chat. So we brought in Delcinia Murchison, a retired postmaster and experienced elections worker, to give clear, practical guidance that helps you walk into the polls confident, calm, a...
Redistricting In South Carolina
A political map can look like harmless lines on paper right up until it changes who gets heard. We’re joined by South Carolina Representatives Robert Williams (House Seat 62) and Roger Kirby (House Seat 101) for a candid breakdown of the state’...
You Can Change Careers And Still Win
Your career doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else for it to work and Shemeka Cusack is living proof. We talk with Shemeka about what it looks like to pivot from early college plans and radiology coursework into hair school, salon ownership,...
A Homecoming For The Pee Dee As Wilson High Marks 160 Years With A Parade Block Party And Gospel Weekend
160 years doesn’t just mark time, it marks sacrifice, pride, and the kind of education that reshaped families across generations. We sit down with Bryant Moses, chairman of the Wilson High School 160th anniversary committee, to share what’s com...
From Coach To Superintendent
A lot of people imagine superintendents as “career administrators” who climbed a neat ladder. Bernard McDaniel’s story is messier, more human, and far more useful. From teacher and football coach to principal, district leader, and now Superinte...
What Do You Owe Your Ancestors And Your Vote
A single deed can hold a whole world. We talk with Terry James, founder and executive director of the Jamestown Foundation, about what it takes to protect Black family land and turn it into a public place of learning. Terry walks us from the fo...
Tracing African Roots From Genesis Through Egypt
The version of the Bible most of us grew up with had a quiet message baked into the pictures, the movies, and even the way history got taught: Black people were missing from the sacred story. That claim doesn’t hold up when you read with a map ...
When Caring For Others Becomes A Ministry
You can hear it in Marilyn McKnight’s voice right away: for her, caregiving is not a transaction, it’s a calling. Marilyn is the president and CEO of Peace Love And Glory Home Care LLC, and she joins us during Women’s History Month to talk abou...
If Democracy Is “We The People” Who Are You Hearing?
The fastest way to lose your community is to stop listening to it. Josiellia Williams, sat with Senator Maggie Glover for a wide-ranging, deeply personal talk about what real representation looks like in South Carolina politics and why sh...
What Happens When A Community Forgets Its Own Playbook
History doesn’t always announce itself while you’re living it and that’s the thread we keep pulling in our conversation with Elaine Reid. She came home looking for a job, walked into a local newsroom, and soon became the first African American ...
When Purpose Meets Care: Turning A Calling Into Limb-Saving Work
A quiet statistic hides in plain sight across the South: diabetes is stealing mobility, dignity, and years often starting with the feet. We sat down with Dr. Hillery Dolford, a family nurse practitioner with a doctorate in nursing, to unpack ho...
From Salon Chair To Catering Empire
A wood stove, a hot plate, and a room full of doll babies: that’s where Vea Ella Gee culinary story begins, and it carries her from a bustling beauty salon to a beloved catering business that’s fed weddings, offices, and whole communities. We s...
How Girl Scouts Are Fighting For Corporal Waverly Woodson’s Medal Of Honor
Courage deserves a clear record. We sit down with historian and philanthropist Lloyd Gill to follow a remarkable path from a family’s memorial scholarship to a full‑scale community campaign to honor Corporal Waverly Woodson Jr., the Black medic...
Four Voices That Changed American Literature
Four voices. One enduring throughline: language as liberation. We shine a bright, human light on Maya Angelou, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker—women who transformed American literature and widened the world’s sense of what s...