Tag: african american
Darion McCloud: the storyteller who sows artistic magic
Darion McCloud is well known around the Midlands as a consummate storyteller – but he’s also a man of many other talents.
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Brehanna Daniels jumps over barriers to make NASCAR history
Brehanna Daniels, a former Norfolk State basketball standout, is making history as the first black woman to go through NASCAR’s pit crew development program.
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Black teachers in classroom improve outlook for minority students
Black men in South Carolina represent about 1,000 of the state’s total teachers. Two of those teachers, Derick Hearn and Waylon Gibson, try to represent diversity each day to their students.
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National Empathy Day promotes acceptance, resources for incarcerated people
Local and national leaders promoted prison reform legislation in Columbia Tuesday.
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Isaac Woodard: A forgotten story that changed history
Seventy-three years after a brutal racially-charged attack, a small Midlands town reconciles with its past.
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Black faculty at USC raise concerns about leadership roles
A USC organization is urging more leadership roles for African American faculty and staff.
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S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster declares a state of emergency, does not order a coastal evacuation ahead of Hurricane Ian's projected Friday arrival in the Palmetto State. Read more by @kaileycota: https://carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu/mcmaster-orders-no-evacuations-ahead-of-hurricane-but-warns-of-flooding-high-winds/
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Lexington Co. Sherriff Jay Koon speaks on the impact the budget analysis had on his department.
Based on a compensation analysis McMaster initiated, the latest budget provides $40 million in new dollars for law enforcement recruitment and retention pay raises.
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