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Claflin University responds to bomb threat

Source: @ClaflinUniv1869 Orangeburg, S.C. (WOLO)–Claflin University officials say the HBCU received a bomb threat Wednesday. An email was sent to students, faculty, and staff asking them to exit campus buildings immediately. The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety was also notified. In the past month several historically black colleges and universities have received bomb threats. No word on if this was…

University of South Carolina expands civil rights education

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The University of South Carolina received a gift of $1.5 million to expand its civil rights education.  UofSC’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research Director and History Professor Bobby Donaldson says the $1.5 million from Williams Companies, an energy infrastructure company, will help fund travel and permanent exhibits and student learning throughout South Carolina classrooms. …

Domestic violence cost South Carolina $350M+ in 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –  Results from a study on the economic impact of domestic violence in South Carolina were released at the State House. The study was conducted by a research economist at the University of South Carolina and was sponsored by the Jamie Kimble Foundation.  According to the study, 42% of females and 29% of males in the state…