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TRIO Cuts will be Devastating to American Culture

President Trump’s Budget cuts on education are far reaching and will have a devastating affect on American Higher Education and the growth and development of future generations.

WLTX19

20+ church congregations gather to address area’s most pressing problems

Dozens of men and women of all ages, socio-economic standing and race representing twenty-seven congregations from across the area met Monday night at Incarnation Lutheran Church on Devine Street in Columbia to address the most pressing community issues this year in the Midlands.

The Christian Recorder

The Truth Behind the Coverage of the Vice-President’s Staff Transitions

Politics is the Art of Compromise. Compromise is an intentional and mature way of handling conflicting ideas and potential conflict. Compromise occurs when groups make concessions.

Carolina Panorama

Remembering Hank Aaron and Cicely Tyson and Honoring Black History

You know that you are beginning to age when the the icons of past generations and your generation begin to die.

The Post and Courier

Richland County leads the state in evictions. Advocates want to seal those records.

In the past five years, Richland County led the state in evictions, issuing more than 72,000 notices, according to advocacy group More Justice.

Free Times

Sound Off: Pursuing justice in the wake of George Floyd and others

The recent killing of George Floyd is a constant reminder of the business-as-usual tactics of law enforcement and another reminder of the acts of terrorism against the black body and soul in America.

Carolina Panorama

In the Present

As a child I use to often say in the summer, “I can’t wait for Christmas.” My grandmother would reply, “you can’t do anything but wait.” She did it such a way that put you in your place and made you think all at the same time. Waiting is such a painful act for people who are busy bodies and who want instant access.

Carolina Panorama

Columbia NAACP hosts Freedom Fund Awards Gala

The Columbia Branch of the NAACP held its annual Freedom Fund Awards Gala September 19, 2019 at the Brookland Banquet and conference Center. The theme for the event was “Empower, Inspire and Educate.”

ABC Columbia / WOLO

Columbia faith leaders reflect on Mother Emanuel shooting four years later

Several leaders of AME churches across the Midlands say while it’s hard to not think about how nine people lost their lives during a mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston four years ago, they don’t say worship in fear due to their tight-knit church communities.

The Christian Recorder

Sexual Harassment

The recent domino effect of the fall of public figures in the entertainment and journalism industries has sparked the conversation of sexual harassment, equality, and equity for women in the workplace.

Free Times

At SC Vigil for Charlottesville, People Call Out Racism and Trump

All the heat and humidity made Columbia feel like a catfish stew. At the State House grounds Aug. 14, a few speakers added some spice to the pot.

The State

For hope, look outside of politics

This election cycle was disheartening. A government for the people and by the people was ripped to shreds, with all of the name calling, petty politics, gender discrimination and playing on immigration fears.

The State

‘Stand Up Sunday’ takes issue of gun violence to the pulpit

Churches across the state on Sunday took aim at an issue that has South Carolina, again, on a list that no state wants to be part of: gun violence.

CBC Radio

The historical significance of Charleston’s ‘Mother Emanuel’ church

The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, the site of this week's shooting, is one of the oldest black churches in the South. One of their early members organized a failed slave uprising in the 1820s, causing white Supremacists to burn it down, though it was later rebuilt. In the 1960s, it became a hub for civil rights organizers. Reverend Clementa Pinckney, the pastor and State Senator who was among the nine people killed in this week's shooting, was involved in social causes such as the fight for police body cameras. Growing up in Charleston, Reverend Carey Grady went to the Emanuel AME Church and knew Reverend Clementa Pinckney. Grady is the pastor at the Reid Chapel AME church in Columbia, South Carolina.

WISHTV

Mass transit bill passes

The push for mass transit picked up some momentum at the Statehouse Tuesday as a transit bill passed the state Senate for the first time.

The Indianapolis Recorder

Separation of church: Experts say practice still protects both sides

Although the first statement was written in the Bible and the second is found in the Constitution, both highlight the same principle: separation of church and state.

AM 1310: The Light

How Should African-Americans Feel About The Immigration Debate? Indy Religious & Labor Leaders Discuss Immigration on AWA

It’s one of the biggest issues of 2013. The red hot debate in Congress over reforming the nation’s immigration laws. The US Senate has passed a detailed immigration bill that would toughen the borders while creating a path to citizenship for millions who entered the country illegally. And provide security for millions of children of illegal immigrants who were born in America , there are hundreds of thousands of immigrants from African and Caribbean nations who are of African descent. How should the African-American community regard the immigration issue? How does it impact the lack of jobs and opportunity in our Black community? A panel of organized labor and the religious community appeared on Afternoons with Amos to discuss this critical and emotional issue with Amos and listeners. Rev. Mel Jackson of Christian Love Baptist Church and Rev. Carey Grady of Bethel AME Church are part of IndyCan, the Indianapolis Congregational Action Network which has been among the Hoosier groups pushing for immigration reform. They were joined by James Meyer of UNITE, one of the many labor unions supporting immigration reform.

Herald & Review

Jubilee Day celebration has added joy of Obama’s election to presidency

St. Peters African Methodist Episcopal Church was filled with people who came to celebrate a piece of paper that changed the character of a nation.