Pastor Michael Baker, Greater St. Luke Baptist Church
You have to KNOW when to KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!! Please don’t OPEN YOUR MOUTH—in the heat of ANGER ( Proverbs 14:17)–when you don’t have all […]
View ArticleExhibit “Black Carolinians Speak: Portraits of a Pandemic” Open at SC...
Columbia – The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has opened an exhibit to display some of the expressions they’ve received in 2020 and 2021 about […]
View ArticleHire Me SC Launches New Employment Resource for Families of People with...
Free online tool seeks to close the employment gap in South Carolina (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Hire Me SC — a statewide workforce development campaign to increase […]
View ArticleAT&T donates $25,000 to support United Way of the Midlands Reading Consortium
Columbia, S.C. – AT&T donated $25,000 to United Way’s Midlands Reading Consortium (MRC), which is a literacy focused program that supplements and enhances shared reading experiences […]
View ArticleHelp the veterans of VFW Post 3746 keep serving their community
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Gray-Corkerell VFW Post 3746 was formed in 1938 by 17 First World War veterans who could not join the local existing, all-white post, […]
View ArticleTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM “BILL” TERRELL
BY: Moses Brown It was the summer of Nineteen-hundred-sixty-seven: I’m in the Columbia, SC, Midlands; listening to the WOIC-AM Radio station. WOIC was the “Black” radio […]
View ArticleUnrig the System: Ending Gerrymandering in South Carolina
Politicians are choosing their voters instead of the voters choosing their politicians. Unrig the System In South Carolina, our state politicians draw the maps for voting […]
View ArticleChamber names first workplace diversity executive
Concerns over injustice spark growing interest in diversity and inclusion in corporate America BY JODI SHAFTO Amid the increasing national focus on equity and inclusion in […]
View ArticleRICHLAND TWO LEADER CHOSEN AS CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT...
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dr. Baron R. Davis, superintendent of Richland School District Two, is among the more than 20 superintendents from across the country working to […]
View ArticleCAE Midyear Passenger Traffic Numbers Higher than Projected
Pictured Kim Jamieson, Director of Marketing and Air Service Development, Columbia Metropolitan Airport Columbia Metropolitan Airport. COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is...
View Article‘This is a part of doing business now’: Business leaders urge employee...
Pictured Frank Knapp, President of the SC Small Business Chamber By Madeline Stewart COLUMBIA, S.C. – The American Sustainable Business Council is calling for all employers […]
View ArticleRacial disparities in health care continue to affect SC residents
By: State Sen. Darrell Jackson As a pastor and state senator, I have heard from and spoken with thousands upon thousands of members from my congregation […]
View ArticleSenator Mia McLeod Unveils COVID Response & Vaccination Plan
Columbia, SC – In response to the growing COVID-19 Delta Variant crisis, where only 44% of South Carolinians are fully vaccinated, Sen. Mia McLeod has proposed […]
View ArticleAmerican Keni Harrison proclaims ‘all the glory goes to God’ after winning...
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter An American athlete has thanked God after securing a medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics, making her the latest participant […]
View ArticleCounty Conservation Educator Spotlighted as Scholar Class Reaches Milestone
Richland SWCD’s Cooper was among first group to receive competitive Hollings Scholarship Pictured Chanda Cooper, conservation education analyst with the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District, […]
View ArticleYLS DONOR CONVEYS THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK PHILANTHROPISTS
Black Philanthropist Spotlight: Phylicia Coleman This month is Black Philanthropy Month, so each week we will highlight a Black philanthropist from one of our affinity groups […]
View ArticleBiden picks Clyburn’s daughter to lead federal group targeting southeast US...
Jennifer Clyburn Reed, one of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn’s three daughters, has been nominated to lead a federal commission aimed at addressing poverty in the […]
View ArticleSC State’s Marching 101 gets back into the rhythm of things
Pictured Marching 101 band members practice during field rehearsals ORANGEBURG, S.C. – After being away from campus for an extended period due to the COVID-19 pandemic […]
View ArticleJoin Central Carolina Community Foundation in Celebrating Black Philanthropy...
Discover, celebrate and give to local Black-led and Black-benefitting nonprofits throughout August Columbia, S.C.—August is Black Philanthropy Month and Central Carolina Community Foundation, the...
View ArticlePrisma Health limits visitation due to surge in COVID-19 infections
GREENVILLE, SC –Prisma Health will limit visitation at all hospital and clinical facilities due to the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections. Adult inpatients, outpatients and ambulatory […]
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