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Billy Ball
Billy Ball is an award-winning journalist from North Carolina and senior editor at Cardinal & Pine, an online news site. He has bylines in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, MSNBC, and others.
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AUDIO: Filmmaker Chris Haley, nephew of legendary journalist Alex Haley, on preserving Black history
Chris Haley, nephew of the famous journalist Alex Haley, talked to The Living South about continuing his uncle's work preserving Black history.
Tennessee
Alex Haley changed Black America with "Roots." Now his nephew digs deeper.
The Pulitzer-winning author and journalist Alex Haley was "woke" before there was such a thing. Today, his nephew, Chris, continues his work preserving the Black family tree.
AUDIO: This SC pitmaster wants to get BBQ the respect it deserves, finally
For the written version of this story, click here. Since he opened City Limits BBQ in West Columbia, S.C., in 2016, Robbie Robinson has become one of just two barbecue pitmasters to make the semifinals twice for best chef in the James Beard Awards, which, for chefs, is like
South Carolina
This South Carolina pitmaster wants to get barbecue the respect it deserves, finally
In West Columbia, South Carolina, about four miles from where the Saluda and Broad rivers become the Congaree, at the bottom of a cracked and uneven driveway, in a plain white building flying South Carolina's blue-and-white palmetto flag, lies one of the best restaurants in America.
Alabama
AUDIO: Alabama's Rodney Smith Jr. and his never-ending mission to spread kindness with free lawn work
Hear my conversation with Rodney Smith Jr., an Alabama man who's toured the U.S. 19 times mowing lawns for vulnerable people.
Alabama
This Alabama man has toured the U.S. 19 times mowing lawns for vulnerable people
Rodney Smith Jr., an immigrant from Bermuda, was searching for himself. He found it by helping an elderly Alabama man who was struggling to mow his lawn. This is Rodney's story.
AUDIO: What is 'The Living South'?
This is "The Living South," where journalist Billy Ball interviews game-changing Southerners. In this recording, I explain why I'm doing this.
What is 'The Living South'?
"Tell about the South. What's it like there. What do they do there. Why do they live there. Why do they live at all.” – “Absalom, Absalom” Welcome to The Living South. I am a native Southerner and a journalist. I started this page because I wanted to