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By Stacy M. Brown COMMENTARY Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), is calling for a major shift in how Black […]

South Carolina State University alumnus Cobie Durant has been named the NFL Players Association’s 2025 Black College Football Pro Player of the Year. Durant, a standout defensive back for the […]

Proceeds will benefit the SC State football program and support community engagement initiatives South Carolina State Head Football Coach Chennis Berry will host his Women’s Football Clinic on Friday, July […]

On Sunday, June 22 at 3 p.m., teen entrepreneur and children’s book author Gabby Goodwin, who will present her latest book, “Naturally Me at the Confidence Salon” at the Richland […]

By Aneesa English BUSINESS PROFILE On April 25, 2025, Learn-2Lead Academy officially opened its new location at 912 Hazelwood Road in Columbia, South Carolina. This familyrun daycare center was originally […]

The Luminal Theater and 3 Chambers will present an exclusive sneak preview of 40 ACRES, a new post-apocalyptic thriller starring Danielle Deadwyler (THE PIANO LESSON, THE WOMAN IN THE YARD, […]

An Invitational Golf Tournament to support the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Hillcrest Golf Course (1280 State Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115). The […]

The 3rd Annual Black Eats Week 803 is just around the corner, and eight Blackowned food establishments will participate in this year’s festivities, held June 23-29, 2025. Established in 2023, […]

Simmons is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., the Leadership Columbia Alumni Association, and several professional organizations. Before returning to SC State, Simmons served as grants manager for […]

The Our Story Matters Gallery at te Columbia Museum of Art is hosting a free exhibition that highlights the lives and experiences of African Americans in Columbia from the 1870s […]