Soul City's Black History Parade; Novelist Tayari Jones; HBCU 101: Enrollment by the Numbers

Due South · Feb 16, 2026 · 50m

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Soul City is home to a Black History Parade

The first-ever Black History Parade to be held in Soul City is on Saturday, February 21. We talk to the organizer about the work it’s taken to bring this even to this historic community.

Herman Alston Jr., owner of Heritage Cultural Farm

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In ‘Kin,’ Tayari Jones takes readers on an odyssey through the Jim Crow South

Tayari Jones’ fifth novel, Kin, explores a lifelong friendship between two women on drastically different paths in life. Jones tells Due South about her inspiration and her Southern roots.

Tayari Jones, professor of English…