Why masks are a religious issue
Seemingly everyone has an opinion on masks: when to wear them, how to wear them, which ones are best and even whether we should be wearing them at all. For those in this last camp, a popular argument...
View ArticleBlack Christian college offers students free online therapy amid rise in...
Students at a historically black Christian college in Texas, as well as several other colleges across the nation, will have access to free mental health therapy for one year as many struggle during the...
View ArticleTHE COMET CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY
Driver Quarantined After Positive COVID-19 Test Columbia, SC – The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) announced that a driver who is employed by their subcontractor, RATP Dev USA,...
View ArticleRICHLAND TWO DISTRICT TEACHER OF THE YEAR
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a surprise classroom visit, Richland School District Two Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis announced the 2020-2021 District Teacher of the Year (DTOY). Dr. Davis visited the...
View ArticlePrisma Health Health Hero
Chris Patterson, a nurse in the Internal Medicine Center, is celebrating 48 years of service. She is committed every day to her life’s work and “calling” of being a nurse. “When I lay my head down to...
View ArticleGULLAH GEECHEE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE LAUNCHES
-Gullah Geechee Chamber forms 501c4 to activate Advocacy Leadership GEORGETOWN, SC – The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce announces the formation of the Gullah Geechee Leadership Institute and the...
View Article‘Beyond The Walls’ Initiative to Help Pastors Publish Books
Facing an unpredictable with unique challenges, pastors are forced to pivot and create new ways to minister and reach out to their communities. While the needs of their congregations and church members...
View ArticleLeague of Women Voters VOTE411 Website Educates Voters for the November 3,...
Columbia, SC – In preparation for the General Election planned for November 3, 2020, the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area has launched the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org. This...
View ArticleMOM AND DAUGHTER MAKE HISTORY, OPEN BLACK-OWNED SHELL GAS STATION IN FLORIDA
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors Meet 51-year old Lashawn Flowers and her 35-year old daughter, Shanita Vickers, the new owners of the only Black-owned gas station in Hollywood, Florida, and possibly the...
View ArticleFauci says U.S. won’t get back to normal until late 2021
The nation’s leading infectious disease expert also voiced concerns about states starting to resume certain indoor activities like dining. By Sara G. Miller and Jane Weaver Even as movie theaters, gyms...
View ArticleEven George Floyd killing can’t break up SC’s ecclesiastical odd couple
The Rev. Wendell Estep and the Rev. Charles Jackson decided to become friends a quarter century ago because, as pastors of two of Columbia’s most influential churches, they felt a duty to be...
View ArticleDESA’s Diane Sumpter Receives National Award for Lifetime Achievement
COLUMBIA, SC- DESA, Inc. is pleased to announce that Diane E. Sumpter, its President and CEO, has been awarded the Abe Venable Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement by the US Minority Business...
View ArticleDr. Cory Hardy; “Turning Ministries Right Side Up”
It has been a privilege over the last 36 years to watch my father, Bishop C. L. Hardy, pastor of New Covenant Assembly Christian Ministry grow the ministry that God has given him charge over. Starting...
View ArticleMeagan MacBean joins Newsome Law as Special Counsel
Trusted tax and estate planning firm continues growth with new team member (Columbia, S.C.) – Newsome Law, a solutions-focused tax, estate and trust firm, has hired Meagan MacBean to serve as Special...
View ArticleTraci Neal: From Pre-K Aide To Professional Poet
You do have a story. It needs to be told. I know this. You have dreams and goals. I know this, too. Don’t wait for change. Start something new. Let me share my story with you. Believe me. It’s true. It...
View ArticleSBA South Carolina Announces 2020 National Small Business Week Winners
Winners to be Recognized in Virtual Awards Ceremony Columbia, S.C. – The SBA South Carolina District Office has selected the 2020 National Small Business Week winners for state. The winners of the...
View Article5 Things DEI Practitioners Need You to Know
By Dr. Nika White; President and CEO, Nika White Consulting, Best Selling Author of “The Intentional Inclusionist®” and “Next-Level Inclusionist: Transform Your Work and Yourself for Diversity, Equity...
View ArticleRichland One Teacher Featured on NBC’s Today Show
Southeast Middle School teacher Lekena Ackerman, an award-winning teacher who’s been known to wear colonial outfits and pirate costumes to engage her social studies students, was featured on NBC’s...
View ArticleClemson School of Nursing creates new Alliance for nurse practitioners in...
By Frances Parrish, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences Nurse practitioners in Appalachia are more isolated geographically and experience different hardships than those serving patients...
View ArticleStudy Shows Older Americans Are Coping Best During the Pandemic
If you think older Americans have struggled to cope through the pandemic, think again. According to new research by financial services firm Edward Jones, they have actually been faring far better than...
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