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Our State Department of Education Is Failing Us, But Voters Can Change That.
$250 million in vouchers, $1.5 million in improper payments and a $3.5 million deficit. Sylvia Wright demands answers from SC education leaders.

Sylvia Wright
Oct 194 min read


EDUCATION IS THE KEY: Rahm Emanuel, Jermaine Johnson and Sylvia Wright Challenge South Carolina to Invest in Its Future
Rahm Emanuel, Jermaine Johnson and Sylvia Wright confront South Carolina's education challenges, teacher shortages, AI and workforce readiness.

Javar Juarez
Oct 168 min read


Scout Motors' $15 Billion Economic Reach Expands Across South Carolina. Now Comes the Workforce Challenge.
$15B projected economic impact, $82M in supplier investments and 200 jobs. Scout Motors expands in SC as workforce challenges grow.

Javar Juarez
Oct 158 min read


Richland One Settles With Its Own Board Member
Richland One settles with board member Ericka Hursey after her federal claim fails, raising questions about costs, timing and public trust.

Javar Juarez
Sep 309 min read


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 94 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
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