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.
Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance that extends the temporary suspension of the normal operating procedures of City Council and City Boards and Commissions meetings.
This is a collection of Minority Owned Business Spotlight sponsored by MBDA. Each Month the MBDA Center will highlight a minority own business in the Carolina Panorama to encourage business economic for the companies.
Men’s Health Network (MHN) continues its push to raise prostate health awareness for men of all ages during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September.
During the 2019-20 school year, Ridge View High School seniors, Bernard McIlnay and John Walker earned the Advanced Placement® (AP®) Capstone Diploma. Ayjah Johnson, Elizabeth Keels and Grace Miller earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™. Johnson will attend Western Carolina Univers…
Benedict College and CVS Health today announced the launch of rapid COVID-19 testing on the College’s Columbia campus. CVS Pharmacists and pharmacy employees will staff the testing operation, which will be available at no cost to patients.
SC Thrive offers immediate relief for South Carolina residents still struggling to pay rent during the Coronavirus pandemic. The organization is now accepting Rental Assistance Program applications from households that previously collected Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) — a change th…
The COVID-19-related hesitancy to seek medical care at a hospital may be disproportionately affecting African American stroke patients, according to new research published today in Stroke.
SC State University is partnering with Family Health Centers Inc. to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 testing on campus for the general public.
MUSC Health continues to expand COVID-19 testing availability to reach rural and underserved communities across the state through mobile testing and collection sites. These sites are free to patients and do not require an appointment.
As part of our series on how South Carolina's Historically Black Colleges and Universities deal with the Coronavirus outbreak, this week we are publishing our interview with Dr Leroy Staggers, President of Morris College in Sumter, SC.
Additional Restrictions on Restaurants, Government Buildings, Limits Crowd Sizes, Calls on Local Governments to Pass Ordinances
The South Carolina Department of Education has approved Richland One’s reopening of schools plan for the 2020-2021 school year, State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman announced.
In an effort to support the health and safety of residents of the Lower Richland area, Richland County Recreation Commission Commissioner Dr. Jermaine Johnson and South Carolina State Representative Wendy Brawley will host a free COVID-19 testing event on Saturday, July 25th from 8:00 AM to …
Rep. Wendy Brawley (D-Richland) stated the following in response to Governor Henry McMaster's press conference on reopening public schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic:
The Council of Presidents and Chancellors of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announces that the league will suspend all sports competition, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season, as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. A decision is yet to b…
Plans for faculty, staff, and students to return to campus for special Accelerated Summer session and start of the fall semester
Benedict College announced that it is canceling plans for the school’s in-person homecoming events amid the ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. The College’s weeklong homecoming festivities were slated for October 11 – 18, 2020, and typically bring more than 10,000 supporters an…
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. The announced was made on Thursday afternoon on June 9, 2020. Benedict College supports the SIAC' s decision…
The Junior League of Columbia invites local nonprofits to apply for available COVID-19 relief funding. Applications are due Wednesday, July 15, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.
The Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church will host a series of free COVID-19 testing sites across South Carolina July 8-11.
The City of Columbia will be providing masks to citizens at several locations throughout the City, while supplies last.
The City of Columbia will be providing masks to citizens at several locations throughout the City, while supplies last.
Columbia City Council passed a mask ordinance on Tuesday June 23, 2020. It will go into effect on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 6 a.m. It requires everyone to wear masks in public whenever they are out in public within the city limits.
A free drive-through COVID-19 testing event was held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Benedict College's Charlie W. Johnson Football Stadium. Hundreds of people lined up outside the stadium to get tested, while Benedict students inside the stadium assembled medical supply bags to be given out. Do…
SC Thrive’s COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program, which was designed to provide emergency rental assistance to South Carolinians facing financial hardships because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, still has funding available and is accepting applications.
Prisma Health has announced five additional COVID-19 community testing events this week, including one offered in partnership with Benedict College and the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Prisma Health has announced near-daily COVID-19 community testing events throughout South Carolina during June 8-13, including in Cayce, Columbia, Greenville, Laurens, Manning, Mauldin and Sumter.
Lexington Medical Center is partnering with the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control to provide free COVID-19 testing in West Columbia on June 16.
In the heart of downtown Orangeburg, SC, Thee Matriarch Bed & Breakfast welcomes guests from all over with its charm and southern hospitality. Innkeepers Chef Fred and Rachelle Jamerson Holmes manage the 100 year-old home, offering lodging, event spaces, and full service catering. With 1…
Emersen Frazier and Jamal Walker have been selected to receive the James E. and Emily E. Clyburn Public Health Endowed Scholarship Award. They will use the scholarships to complete the 4+1 Dual Degree Program, where students earn a bachelor's degree from Claflin University and a Master of Pu…
Claflin University’s Dr. Gloria S. McCutcheon, chair and professor of biology, was presented the 2019 S.C. Environmental Awareness Award on Thursday, May 28. She is the first professor from a historically black college and university to receive this award.
Prisma Health will host a COVID-19 community testing event in Orangeburg on Friday.
Rep. Kambrell Garvin, in partnership with Sens. John L. Scott, Jr. and Mia McLeod, and Reps. Annie McDaniel, Ivory Thigpen, and Chris Hart, announced a new opportunity for free COVID-19 testing in the Blythewood area, represented by House District 77 and Senate District 19. This is the first…
On Monday, June 1, Rep. Kambrell Garvin (D-Richland) released the following statement:
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing will be available at 15 CVS sites in S.C., including two in Columbia and one in West Columbia, beginning Friday.
The Small Business Stabilization Program has provided relief to businesses across Columbia in all sectors of industry
Group wants to prevent closing of Walgreens on Columbia’s North Main Street
Every voter in South Carolina is now qualified to vote absentee in the June Primaries and Runoffs. Governor McMaster today signed into law legislation passed yesterday by the General Assembly that authorizes any voter to vote absentee in any election in June 2020. The provision expires on Ju…
On Thursday, May 21, 2020 Fort Jackson leadership announced that since April 30, the post has more recovered COVID-19 cases than active ones with no hospitalizations.
The Columbia Branch of the National Association of University Women (NAUW) donated protective masks to the caregivers of two residential homes in Columbia, SC that housed African American residents. The Columbia Branch was established in 1935 to take on the mission and goals of the national …
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.
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