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Wall Mural Honors Peabo Bryson
The City of Greenville, South Carolina recently unveiled a mural of Peabo Bryson. The mural is on a wall at the Commons in Unity Park....
Nov 7, 20241 min read


Analysis: Maintain Mental Health
Analysis: Why is it important to safeguard one’s mental health? The world makes great demands on us, physically, emotionally and...
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Quincy Jones has Died
His publicist, Arnold Robinson announced the sad news today. He said Jones died at his home Sunday night in Bel-Air, California...
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Analysis: Does Patchwork Healthcare Really Work?
What is the state of healthcare today? Twenty states have banned abortions with varying legal, medical and social consequences for...
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Analysis: Lina Khan, New Sheriff in Town
How could a 32-year-old academic carry such weight in the world of high finance? At the mention of her name, titans of business shudder....
Nov 4, 20245 min read


More Blue Ridge Parkway Cleared
FANCY GAP, Va. — The National Park Service has restored access to more miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina and Virginia,...
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Woodruff Rd and Rocky Slope Closed
A portion of Woodruff Road in Greenville is closed Friday morning after a water main break, according to Director of Communications...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


With Ruth Ann Butler History Runs Deep
With Ruth Ann Butler History Runs Deep To know Ruth Ann Butler is to confront stark reality. If candor is the trademark of a good...
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Dr Lula, a Trailblazing PhD
When people learn that I have a doctorate in clinical psychology, they often assume that I was an exceptional student. Sure, I had my...
Oct 29, 20246 min read


SC to Put Statue of a Black Man on Statehouse Lawn
South Carolina made history again: it will build a monument to a black guy. The SC house and Senate unanimously voted to build a monument for Robert Smalls. He would be the first individual Afro-American to have a monument in his honor in the state.
Oct 26, 20247 min read


More Bank Failures
After the bank failures of 2023, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Power said: “This is a problem that we'll be working on for...
Oct 22, 20244 min read


Why Such High Drug Prices
Today in the upstate health insurance agents are scrambling to make sure that the clients’ drugs are well covered by their Medicare...
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Can a Little Shy Girl Win
I was a shy little girl. Some say that I’m a shy old lady — until they get to know me better. If I am not entirely shy, I admit to having a decidedly retiring demeanor and, some say, a quiet spirit.
Oct 13, 20247 min read


MY INTERNSHIP WITH BLOOMBERG
MY INTERNSHIP AT BLOOMBERG It seemed like an ordinary day. I was on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, when I saw a Bloomberg booth...
Oct 13, 20243 min read


CONGREGATION PICNIC
GOOD FOOD THE RIGHT DRINKS DESSERTS GALORE GAMES CONVERSATIONS TALL TALES LAUGHTER GOODBYES
Oct 13, 20241 min read


Bloomberg Gives Millions to Black Colleges
Bloomberg Philanthropies is giving $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. The four schools are the...
Oct 11, 20241 min read


Graveyard or Banquet Hall
Most have an innate aversion to graveyards. Me too. That’s why when my older brother, Jodie, asked me to go to see the grave markers in...
Oct 10, 20243 min read


Milton Barrels Down on the Coast
Milton Barrels Down on S. C. Coast Meteorologists warn that Hurricane Milton is barreling down on the South Carolina coast. It is...
Oct 9, 20241 min read


Red Lobster's new CEO
Red Lobster is in a mess. But a 35-year old CEO wants a job there anyway. Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive of Red Lobster is...
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Leaders press for full recovery
Greenville is struggling to regain its balance Half of Greenville County is still without power. The clean up continues apace. County...
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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