Mark Myers grew up watching the Bonanza television show and dreaming of becoming a cowboy. As an adult he was able to make that dream come true. Mark and his wife Sandra are the founders of the Black Cowboy festival, held annually in Rembert, SC.
Recognizing the enormous financial impact on local businesses resulting from drastic operational changes and closures due to the COVID-19 containment and social isolation measures, on March 20 Columbia City Council unanimously passed A Resilient Columbia: Economic Sustainability Plan. The pl…
These are troubled times unlike our nation has ever experienced. To be honest, I never imagined waking up each morning to hear the number of deaths domestically and abroad. It is disheartening. It is horrible. It is frightening. The cause is the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Bronner Bros Int’l Beauty Show (BB) announced the launch of the BB Beauty & Barber Fund to provide relief to licensed cosmetology professionals who have not been able to work or are experiencing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The collaborative effort will help supp…
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Columbia (SC) Chapter will present information to small business owners regarding ways they can safeguard the health of their business during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session aligns with the organizations commitment to promote economic empo…
Earvin "Magic" Johnson's insurance company to provide $100 million in PPP loans for minority- and women-owned companies
As an African American nurse anesthetist, I feel uniquely qualified to deliver an important—perhaps even life-saving—message to South Carolina’s African American community about COVID-19.
Starting on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) returned to operating five days a week at all but two branch office locations. Previously, SCDMV branch offices were open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Allendale and McCormick locations will con…
Due to the response efforts for COVID-19, academic institutions around the country, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been forced to cancel or postpone graduation ceremonies. In an effort to celebrate the achievements of more than 27,000 HBCU graduates, Blac…
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Columbia (SC) Chapter (NC100BW) is pleased to present a critical discussion of how COVID-19 is having a huge impact on our community. This session aligns with our commitment to address the health and education needs of families, women and girls of A…
Rep. Leon Howard (D-Richland) has announced two opportunities for free COVID-19 testing in Richland County this weekend.
As COVID-19 continues to have a long-term impact on our community, the City of Columbia's Office of Economic Development would like to provide information to local businesses and employees regarding available testing resources.
Mark Myers grew up watching the Bonanza television show and dreaming of becoming a cowboy. As an adult he was able to make that dream come true. Mark and his wife Sandra are the founders of the Black Cowboy festival, held annually in Rembert, SC.
To assist in preparing Columbia businesses with re-opening in the near future, SC Help donated 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) packages to the City of Columbia! Last Friday, Mayor Steve Benjamin and SC Help handed out FREE PPE packages on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Ric…
In an effort to provide citizens with outdoor locations for physical activity durng the warmer weather, the City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department has announced that greenways, open spaces and trails will be open to the public effective immediately. These areas can be visited by …
A Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) give away will be held at The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia on Friday May 15, 2020.
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital–Midlands has canceled this year’s Camp KEMO, a summer camp for children with cancer and Camp Wonder Hands, a camp for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. Both camps, offered free of charge through the generosity of community d…
Prisma Health has announced four additional COVID-19 community testing events in Taylors, Seneca and Columbia for this Friday and Saturday, May 15-16.
New dates have been added for the free COVID-19 testing at Forest Heights Elementary School. Testing will now be available Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week.
The University of South Carolina’s Columbia campus announced plans Wednesday to begin immediately distributing $10.7 million in federal financial assistance directly to more than 20,0000 students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Absolute Total Care has awarded a $10,000 grant to HopeHealth, Inc. in an effort to help defer the costs of drive-up COVID-19 testing.
To assist in preparing Columbia businesses with re-opening in the near future, SC Help donated 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) packages to the City of Columbia! Last Friday, Mayor Steve Benjamin and SC Help handed out FREE PPE packages on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Ric…
Governor Henry McMaster today announced that close contact service providers, fitness and exercise centers, commercial gyms, and public or commercial pools will be able to open in a limited capacity on Monday, May 18.
On Monday, June 11, restaurants across South Carolina were allowed to re-open for limited dine-in service. These new “Phase Two” guidelines expanded on the government’s decision to allow restaurants to open for outdoor dining last week.
Due to the quarantine restrictions because of the Coronavirus outbreak, Allen University has canceled its 2020 Spring Commencement Ceremony.
Eau Claire High School located in Zip Code 29203 was designated as a Free Coronavirus Drive Thru Testing Site. This is a collection of Articles, photos and videos from the testing site.
Prisma Health is the first healthcare system in S.C. to launch an interactive symptom-checker for COVID-19 on its website. The service is free to everyone, regardless of whether they are patients at Prisma Health.
During this Covid-19 Pandemic, we want to keep the community connected, informed and engaged. We have partnered with local restaurants to help you celebrate Mother’s Day by sponsoring a Mother’s Day Eve “virtual” concert and dinner. The Virtual Concert will feature a live online performance …
In the wake of unprecedented school closures resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic, the College Board is supporting students and schools with free, live review sessions and online exams taken at home.
SC Civil Rights Advocate Nathaniel Abraham, Sr. celebrated his 86th Birthday on Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Fort Mill, SC. Family and friends honored Mr. Abraham while practicing social distancing with a birthday parade, after which cupcakes were given out.
Rep. Ivory Thigpen, Rep. Kambrell Garvin, Sen. John Scott, and Sen. Mia McLeod, in collaboration with the Medical University of South Carolina, Richland School District Two, Building Better Communities, and Richland County School District One, held a press conference Tuesday on the grounds o…
Federal funding is now available for the state of South Carolina to provide crisis counseling services to its residents coping with stress and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today that agricultural businesses are now eligible for SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs. SBA’s EIDL portal will reopen today as a result of funding authorized by Congress through t…
In an effort to help local leaders contain the spread of COVID-19 and safeguard their citizens against infection from the virus, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is coordinating the nationwide Mayors for Masks initiative with mayors across the U.S., and has already delivered tho…
The Medical University of South Carolina is hosting free Coronavirus drive-thru testing at Eau Claire in High School in Columbia's 29203 Zip Code.
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Since our founding 35 years ago, we have covered some big stories. The election of Barack Obama, successes and failures at South Carolina’s HBCUs, the decades-long fight to remove the Confederate Flag from the State House grounds, local and state elections, the rise of Black mayors, African-…
Richland One is using Wi-Fi-equipped buses to help provide Internet access to students while schools are closed.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) is here and ready for self-service applications. The Department of Employment and Workforce has been working feverishly to build this federal program into the state’s system, and South Carolina is one of the first wave of states to offer these resources…
U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn announced that South Carolina State University has received $752,632 in National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funding from NIFA’s 1890 Scholarships Program. The program was founded in 2018 and provides scholarships at 1890 land-grant coll…
The Medical University of South Carolina will offer free testing for coronavirus at Eau Claire High School (4800 Monticello Road in Columbia, SC) this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
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On Monday, April 27, Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2020-29, which declares a state of emergency throughout the state and allows for the state’s response to COVID-19, and the ever-evolving challenges the pandemic presents, to continue.
While South Carolina administration and federal agencies work to address the pandemic in the US overall, the SCNAACP continues to focus on the needs of African Americans and other people of color during this crisis. As a civil rights organization and as stewards of human rights, this outbrea…
Thanks to a collaboration with Boeing, Prisma Health was able to receive its shipment of approximately 1.5 million surgical masks directly from China to Greenville, bypassing extensive delays as well as eliminating shipping costs. Prisma Health purchased the masks in late March but was unabl…
Prisma Health is participating in a national investigational treatment to test the effectiveness of blood plasma in severe or critically-ill COVID-19 patients. The treatment is developed from the plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients and then administered to hospitalized patients who have li…
Prisma Health is participating in an international clinical study of the drug remdesivir as a potential treatment for moderate and severe COVID-19 patients.
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today on the resumption of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP):
Prisma Health is beginning to perform surgeries for patients whose time-sensitive procedures were deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richland County Councilwoman Yvonne McBride (District 3), Bishop Eric J. Freeman of The Meeting Place Church of Greater Columbia, and area neighborhood associations and community members came together to distribute hundreds of masks to the citizens of Richland County.
On Friday, April 24, 2020, thousands of people gathered at the South Carolina State House to protest the government shutting down the state to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. Thousands of people drove up and down Gervais Street and Main Street, honking their horns to show their displeasure …
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