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Two Charleston Co. superintendent finalists withdraw amid social media leak

By Editor | May 29, 2023 |

By Steven Ardary CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston County School District says two of the three finalists for its superintendent position have withdrawn their names after they were leaked in a social media post earlier this week. “To our dismay, this past Tuesday evening before the top three candidates’ names and resumes were ready…

Voorhees CEO named president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges

By Editor | May 12, 2023 |

Voorhees University president Dr. Ronnie Hopkins has been appointed president of the Association of Episcopal Colleges (AEC). A subsidiary of the Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion, AEC consists of eight colleges and universities in the United States and abroad that are affiliated with the Episcopal Church. “I am honored to serve at the…

VOORHEES UNIVERSITY AWARDS 70 UNDERGRADUATE AND SEVEN FIRST TIME MASTER’S DEGREES AT 126TH COMMENCEMENT

By Editor | May 12, 2023 |

Denmark, SC – Voorhees University held its 126th Commencement exercise on Saturday, May 6, with seventy students graduating with undergraduate degrees and seven receiving the University’s first-ever graduate degrees. Shelley Ann Bronson, Aliska LaShaun Brown, Ruthie Furse Brown, LaTayvia Shlequia Green, Madyson Simone Harris, Equanda Maria Wearing, and Denigia Kenu Williams were the inaugural graduate…

Voorhees University awards its first ever master’s level degrees during Commencement May 6

By Editor | April 29, 2023 |

by Taylor Johnson, Voorhees University -Denmark, SC – Seventy-six students will graduate from Voorhees University during commencement exercises set for Saturday, May 6th in the Leonard E. Dawson Health & Human Resources Center. Included among the graduates are seven students who will receive the first ever graduate degrees offered by the university. They will receive…

This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February

By Editor | February 19, 2023 |

This Is Why Black History Month Is Celebrated in February Story by Ni’Kesia Pannell  For many people, Black History Month was the one month where the history of Black Americans was talked about each day in school. We wrote papers on Martin Luther King Jr., heard the story of Rosa Parks, and got brief overviews of Harriet Tubman…

SC State 1890 Research & Extension receives $4.5M climate-smart grant

By Editor | February 19, 2023 |

Story by Matthew Sockol • WCIV Charleston, SC The South Carolina State University (SC State) 1890 Research & Extension was awarded a $4.5 million climate-smart commodities grant. According to a Feb. 17 press release, SC State 1890 will partner with Mixon Seed Services and the South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition to educate and provide resources, including…

U.S. Supreme Court enabled racial gerrymandering in South Carolina

By Editor | January 24, 2023 |

By Hassan Kanu (Reuters) – After the 2020 Census, South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature assured Democratic lawmakers and the public that they would carry out a fair and transparent process to redraw the state’s seven Congressional election districts. A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided for the first time that partisan gerrymandering is lawful,…

Reverend Justin Emanuel Wade Keynotes Annual MLK Day Program 

By Editor | January 24, 2023 |

Denmark, S.C. – Reverend Justin Emanuel Wade, keynote speaker for Voorhees University’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day program, is a native of the Bronx, New York, and now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wade, associate minister at The Rush Metropolitan AME Zion church located in Raleigh, North Carolina, charged Voorhees students to do justice, love mercy,…

Nonprofit Leader Announces $500K in Funding For Black Women Entrepreneurs

By Editor | January 24, 2023 |

blackbusinesss.com – Dr. Cameka Smith, founder and CEO of The BOSS Network, an online community of professional and entrepreneurial women who support each other through digital content, programs and event-based networking, announces the return of her organization’s 2nd annual BOSS Impact Fund. The Fund focuses on investing in Black women led businesses and preparing these…

STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES CISCO’S DEPLOYMENT OF WIRELESS 5G SERVICE AT CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY

By Editor | January 14, 2023 |

The Claflin University campus will now have wireless 5G internet service thanks to Student Freedom Initiative (“SFI”) and Cisco. This partnership will provide Claflin’s students, teachers, administrators, and staff with a reliable connection to the internet. These services will allow Claflin to provide a more robust and modern educational experience for its students while also supporting greater administrative…