USC holds annual MLK Commemorative Breakfast
The University of South Carolina’s annual MLK Commemorative Breakfast celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King.
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Viral video of person using racial slurs in Downtown Columbia Five Points
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…
Community celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with a Manifestation Mixer
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (WOLO) – Community members in Saint Matthews gathered to celebrate Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with a Manifestation Mixer. Event organizer Dominique Doe is an accounting and spiritual coach who says she held the event because South Carolina does not have enough Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations. Doe says the mixer continues Reverend Kings’ dream which…
Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at city hall in Camden
CAMDEN, S.C. (WOLO) – Community members in Camden gathered to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, January 14th. This was the second Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held on the steps of the city hall. Members of the NAACP, Concerned Community of Kershaw County, Unity in the Community, and Kershaw schools participated in the event. Students who…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Plaza unveiled in Winnsboro
A memorial plaza dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was unveiled in Winnsboro today.
Fairfield County Council members and local community attended the ceremony. Fairfield Central High School’s orchestra was also there to provide music and singing for the event.
Orangeburg County School District hosting Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition
To close out Black History Month, the Orangeburg County School District is hosting their first annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition next week.
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work
President Joe Biden says Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting what he calls “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow.” Biden’s remarks Monday were among many by politicians acknowledging unmet needs for racial equality on Martin Luther King Day.
City of Columbia hosting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration virtually
The City of Columbia’s 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be held virtually today at 4 p.m.
Local Living: Multiple Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations moved online, some Midlands residents can get free admission at Riverbanks Zoo and more!
Local Living: Multiple Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations moved online, some Midlands residents can get free admission at Riverbanks Zoo and more!
Local Living: Gun and Knife Show comes to Columbia, WWE’s Monday Night RAW takes over CLA and more!
Local Living: Gun and Knife Show comes to Columbia, WWE’s Monday Night RAW takes over CLA and more!
