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South Carolina’s civil rights leaders held a press conference at the South Carolina State House on Thursday to call on Governor Henry McMaster to take emergency action to protect SNAP […]

The keynote address at the Columbia NAACP’s annual gala on Sunday night was more than a speech. It was a fiery call to action. Rev. Nelson Rivers III, longtime civil […]

NAACP letter opposing Medicaid cuts in South Carolina, urging legislators to protect healthcare access for vulnerable populations.

The South Carolina Black History Parade & Festival will return for the 20th year. The twentieth Annual “Karamu! Celebrate!” Statewide Black History Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, […]

By Oveta Glover In the spirit of unity and resilience, we extend our heartfelt thanks to every voter in Richland County, Columbia, SC, who took a stand in this crucial […]

U.S. Presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West was in the Midlands on Friday, June 8. He was invited to speak at a luncheon hosted by the Columbia Branch NAACP. The luncheon […]

Thousands of people celebrated Black History Month at the Karamu Statewide Black History Parade and Festival, held Saturday, February 24 in downtown Columbia. The parade began at the intersection of […]

By Millicent E. Brown COMMENTARY In 1963, ten other students in Charleston and I became the first court-ordered African Americans to attend state run public schools in South Carolina (see […]

Columbia SC Branch of the NAACP held its annual program commemorating the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday afternoon. The event was held at […]