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The Columbia Chamber is pleased to announce LaTonya Jackson (Columbia High School) and Dr. Everlast Chigoba (Ridge View High School) as the Educator Excellence Teacher of the Quarter award winners. […]

Two local youth wrestlers, Eli Franklin (6 years old) and Prince Collins (7 years old), traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete in the nation’s biggest youth wrestling tournament the Tulsa […]

Denmark Tech President Denmark Technical College will celebrate a historic occasion with the investiture of its 10th president, Eric Brown, Ph.D., on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. in […]

At the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, leaders from the Siemer Institute, a program of the Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center (BLEC), presented groundbreaking research highlighting urgent reforms […]

“I have often made the point that to foster the economic status and pride of members of our minority groups, we must seek to involve them more fully in our […]

The South Carolina Black History calendar for 2026 honored Bishop Henry McNeal Turner by inclusion in the calendar, but the South Carolina Department of Education completely whitewashed his contributions. He […]

Benedict College is proudly celebrating the fifth consecutive year of its forward-thinking fall academic calendar, an approach that ensures students receive a full semester of instruction while allowing them to […]

The Columbia Urban League continued its commitment to addressing food insecurity among seniors through its annual Christmas Giving Project. South Carolina’s senior hunger rate is 1 0. 4 % compared […]

South Carolina State University and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas have formalized a new educational partnership designed to open doors for high-achieving Bahamian students while advancing the university’s global presence. […]

By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel Guest Commentary There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent […]