Charleston, SC — Michael & Latanya Allen, the founders and owners of Tastee Treats, have launched an online store allowing them to sell their
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If it weren’t for Greenville, the world would never have met Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, one of the most beloved characters on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” And that’s because Danielle Brooks, the Juilliard-trained, Screen Actors Guild-award-winning actor who played Taystee for
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If it weren’t for Greenville, the world would never have met Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, one of the most beloved characters on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” And that’s because Danielle Brooks, the Juilliard-trained,
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(Charleston, SC) – The International African American Museum names Dr. Tonya M. Matthews, a national leader in African American history and STEM education, as new CEO. 17 months after breaking ground on
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 100 businesses in South Carolina announced Monday they want the state to join 47 other states across the U.S. and pass a hate crime law. The proposal to allow
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(Toronto, ON) – In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, the protests sparked by the tragic death of George Floyd, and the disproportionate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginalized communities,
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(Columbia, SC, AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Kevin L. Johnson always figured his eldest child, Kimberly, would become a public servant. It started in high school, Johnson said, when his daughter
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Charleston, SC — Michael & Latanya Allen, the founders and owners of Tastee Treats, have launched an online store allowing them to sell their historic Charleston Chews, jams, and jellies to customers nationally. The
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Morris College, a historically black college in Sumter, was recently awarded an educational assistance grant of $1,679,210 by the United States Department of Education. The money will be dispersed over a five-year
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Too often, the phrase “Black History” evokes thoughts of Iconic individuals and civil rights leaders of 50 plus years ago, who accomplished amazing things against insurmountable odds. But sometime history can be
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