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Bringing Back Intelligence: The Black Church Answers the Political Call to Shape South Carolina’s Future
South Carolina’s Black church answers the political call, moving from the pews to the ballot box to help shape the state’s future.

Javar Juarez
Jul 187 min read


‘Every Kid Should Have a Fair Shot’: Sylvia Wright’s Case for Overhauling South Carolina Education
Sylvia Wright challenges Ellen Weaver’s record and lays out a plan to restore trust, equity and expertise to South Carolina schools.

Javar Juarez
Jul 176 min read


Mullins in the Middle: Uniparty Corruption is destroying South Carolina
Mullins McLeod ties personal trauma, political corruption, and corporate power into a blistering challenge to South Carolina politics.

Javar Juarez
May 2511 min read


Energy, Power, and Profit: Rep. Robert Reese Challenges South Carolina’s Utility System
Utilities gain more power in South Carolina as Rep. Robert Reese warns families are being crushed by rising energy costs.

Javar Juarez
May 247 min read


Sacred Ground, Contested Soil: The Robert Smalls Monument Breaks Ground at the South Carolina State House
Robert Smalls monument breaks ground at the SC State House amid reflection on Reconstruction, race, and voting rights.

Javar Juarez
May 1310 min read


Birmingham Bleeds Again: The Supreme Court and the Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court’s Callais ruling weakens the Voting Rights Act—Birmingham shows the blood, history, and sacrifice that made that law necessary.

Javar Juarez
May 320 min read


Orangeburg’s Legacy Lives: Protest, Power, and the Price of Survival at SC State
SC State chair accepts blame as Evette invite is rescinded, exposing tensions between student protest, power, and HBCU survival

Javar Juarez
Apr 306 min read


Governance or Retaliation? Richland Two Vote Sparks Community Pushback
Richland Two removes Dr. Monica Elkins-Scott from leadership roles in 6–1 vote, sparking community pushback and questions over transparency

Javar Juarez
Apr 284 min read


SC Free Breakfast Can Still Live: Black Caucus Leaders Chime In Ahead of Committee
Senate blocks free school breakfast, but Black Caucus leaders push to revive it in final budget talks. The fight for South Carolina children continues.

Javar Juarez
Apr 275 min read


Global STEM Pipeline Takes Root in South Carolina as Bahamian Delegation Joins International Initiative
Global STEM pipeline launches in South Carolina as Bahamian educators join initiative connecting classrooms to real-world careers.

CUBNSC
Mar 267 min read


Mullins’ Black Mayor and the Tobacco coup d'état
How bloodlines, banking power, civic memory, and Black labor built a South Carolina town — and why its present crisis is bigger than one mayor

CUBNSC
Mar 1520 min read


Stolen, Hidden, Reclaimed: 1850 Daguerreotypes Return to IAAM in Charleston
1850 daguerreotypes of enslaved South Carolinians return to IAAM in Charleston after a historic fight with Harvard led by descendant Tamara Lanier.

Javar Juarez
Mar 128 min read


Inside the South Carolina Budget: Education Funding and a New Push for Transparency
South Carolina’s 2026–2027 education budget explained: teacher pay, school funding, and new transparency rules showing how districts spend tax dollars.

CUBNSC
Mar 104 min read


SC Legislative Black Caucus Pulls Five-Alarm Warning in Rock Hill Over Statehouse Politics
Rock Hill town hall warns of a dangerous Statehouse power imbalance and culture-war politics shaping SC’s future — SC Legislative Black Caucus

Javar Juarez
Mar 79 min read


Uplifting, Preserving and Connecting the Heritage of Black South Carolinians.
Honoring Black South Carolinians: enterprise, resistance, and the cost of the vote at the SC African American Heritage Conference.

Javar Juarez
Mar 16 min read


Snowed In but Showing Up: Rep. Robert T. Reese’s Town Hall and the Fight for South Carolina’s Democracy
Rep. Robert T. Reese hosted a powerful virtual town hall on voting rights, key bills, and South Carolina’s future—even while snowed in.

CUBNSC
Jan 316 min read


Honoring Excellence and Remembering a Life: Eau Claire High School’s Honor Roll Celebration Becomes a Moment of Legacy
Eau Claire High School’s Honor Roll Celebration Becomes a Moment of Legacy

CUBNSC
Jan 286 min read


South Carolina Farmers Caught in the Crossfire of Tariffs and a Shifting Global Economy
South Carolina farmers face rising costs and global market shifts as tariffs and trade pressures threaten farmland and livelihoods.

CUBNSC
Jan 163 min read


Before the Gavel Falls: Hamilton Grant Leads a Rare Civic Reckoning in Richland County
As lawmakers return to Columbia, Hamilton Grant hosts a civic briefing to help residents understand how South Carolina government works.

CUBNSC
Jan 124 min read


S.C. Education Scholarship Applications Open Soon: What Families Learned at W.J. Keenan High School
Education Scholarship Trust Fund applications open soon. Families gathered at W.J. Keenan High School for guidance.

CUBNSC
Jan 94 min read
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