COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – A video going viral on social media platforms shows an individual using racial and derogatory terms in Downtown Columbia Five Points. ABC Columbia has made the editorial decision not to show the video. A viral video with over 4 million views shows a white individual using racial language in Downtown Columbia. “I saw an ignorant person…
South Carolina’s biggest ceremony to honor the life of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. will be held virtually again because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The King Day at the Dome event also was held virtually in 2021 because of the pandemic.
The City of Columbia is working with Richland School District One and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Honor the Dream Food Drive.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The University of South Carolina held a Martin Luther King Breakfast on Friday, honoring community service. During the event, the Annual Social Justice Awards were given to those who exemplify the philosophies of Dr. King through acts of community service, social justice and racial reconciliation. ABC Columbia’s Curtis Wilson has more from the event. Categories: Digital Exclusives…
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King would have been 90 years old today. A march a rally will commemorate the icon’s birth next week. Click here to find out more details.
American civil rights campaigner, Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1964. Reg Lancaster/Getty Images COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The 50th anniversary of an historic speech by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr urging blacks to vote is being marked in rural South Carolina this weekend. King gave what became known as the “March on the Ballot Boxes” speech in Kingstree in…
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl looks back at great moments in history, politics and pop culture.
