By Roy Brown While serving the U.S. Postal Service in various leadership positions between 1982 and 2012, I was able to travel across the nation and observe the many negative impacts of massive commercial, and upscale gated community development on Black land ownership and culture.  During my tenure as St. Helena Island’s first Black U.S. Postmaster, I built strong friendships with both the “binyah’ historic Gullah community and the diverse “cumyah” community, including residents of Fripp, Harbor, Dataw, and Warsaw Islands. And I’ve witnessed firsthand the “cumyah” community’s support for the “binyah” community ranging from roadside trash pickups and volunteering … Continue reading Pine Island’s development would benefit St. Helena’s Gullah community