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MAUDE E. CALLEN (1898-1990) Maude E. Callen was born in Quincy, Flor- ida in 1898. She had many siblings and was orphaned at age six. Callan was raised by her uncle, a physician in Florida, and became a devoted nurse. She served as a nurse-mid- wife in the Lowcountry of South Carolina for more than 60 years. Callen graduated from Florida A&M Col- lege and went on to the Tuskegee Institute for nursing course- work. In 1923, she was called as an Episcopal missionary nurse and set up a practice as a nurse-midwife in pov- erty-stricken Pineville, South Carolina. At the time, there were only nine nurse-midwives in South Carolina, and in her lifetime she de- livered more than 600 babies. She also in- structed other women on midwifery in the Pineville community and attended to thou- sands of patients in the area, most of whom were African-American and poor. In 1936, Callen be- came a public health nurse with the Berkeley County Health Depart- ment. She continued training young black women as midwives and taught them about prenatal care, labor support, delivery and newborn babies. Lifemagazine pub- lished a photo essay of Callen’s work in 1951, and as a result, read- ers donated thousands of dollars to support her work in Pineville. She used the donations to open the Maude E. Callen Clinic in 1953, which she ran until she retired in 1971. Even after her retire- ment, Callen continued to volunteer and man- South Carolina African American History Calendar Presents February 2018 Honoree Presented by the SC Department of Education AT&T Celebrates 10 th Annual 28 Days Campaign in Honor of Black History Month COLUMBIA, SC - Public relations executive and political strategist Ant- juan Seawright, 32, was recently presented with the 2018 TRIO Achiev- ers Award at the South- eastern Association of Educational Opportu- nity Program Personnel Conference in Savan- nah, Georgia. The Southeastern Association of Educa- tional Opportunity Pro- gram Personnel is an eight-state southeast regional Association dedicated to the pro- fessional development and support of TRIO professionals and to the advocacy of the TRIO Movement. With membership, SAEOPP is the vehi- cle to become more involved in this import- ant national effort. The Mission of the South- eastern Association of Educational Opportu- nity Program Person- nel, Inc. (SAEOPP) is to promote and support equal educational op- portunity and access to postsecondary educa- tion. Through profes- sional development, networking, research and advocacy, SAEOPP provides TRIO person- nel and others with the necessary skills and techniques to assure that the least advan- taged have equal access to higher education. “It is an incredi- ble honor to receive this award from such a prestigious organiza- tion,” said Seawright. “As a first generation college student, I know firsthand the impor - tance of improving the educational opportuni- ties for the least among us and I will continue to be an advocate for TRIO because the pro- gram served as a boot- strap for me and my family. I am so grateful to SAEOPP for the work they do to provide op- portunities for future first-generation college students,” he added. Antjuan Seawright serves as Founder and CEO of Blueprint Strat- egy, LLC, a public rela- tions, advertising, and political strategy firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a 2008 graduate of Win- throp University, where he received a Bache- lor of Science degree in Business Administra- tion and Marketing, and Antjuan Seawright Receives 2018 TRIO Achievers Award at SAEOPP Conference BLACK LINE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY This February, AT&T honors lesser known he- roes by inviting up-and- coming black creative’s to highlight their stories during our 10th annual AT&T 28 Days cam- paign. Black Americans have persevered through oppression since their African ancestors were first brought to this country as slaves in 1619. Since then, he- roes big and small have fought to edge the black community and all peo- ple closer to the ideals our nation aspires for. This year’s theme, “History by Us,” in- vites social influenc- ers and filmmakers to share personal videos about these unsung fig- ures. Social media per- sonalities Denzel Dion, Khadi Don, and Maya Washington will join Hello Labs mentees and rising filmmakers Ne- fertite Nguvu and Ga- brielle Shepard to share the stories of triumph, strength and unbridled courage that, unfortu- nately, many of us may never otherwise know. “Black History Month means everything to me being that I am of color. It represents prog- ress, success and lead- ers. And it gives an even greater meaning to being ‘Black,’” said Khadi Don. “My blackness signifies more than just a color. It signifies a long history of greatness,” added Don. “Filmmak- ers Nguvu and Shep- ard work to uplift the black community through their art. And we’re helping them to amplify their platforms with AT&T 28 Days. They recently partnered with AT&T’s Hello Labs to create short films for DIRECTV NOWSM and DIRECTV ® . Nguvu’s film “The Last Two Lovers at the COLUMBIA, SC – Ridge View High School Schol- ars Academy Magnet for Business and Law Juniors Reilly Arford, M’Chaelah Brown, and Rhiannon Thompson were pleased to join Mayor Steve Benjamin and the Columbia City Council recently as they presented a resolution condemning human trafficking. In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Month the students worked as part of an ongoing advocacy proj- ect discussing ways to educate students on the signs of trafficking and the need for diversion courts to help victims of trafficking with a crim- inal record for non-vi- olent offenses restart their lives. They look forward to working closely with the mayor’s office on this important topic. If you’d like to follow the students’ progress, check them out on Twit- ter, @stopsxtraffick. Scholars Magnet Students Proud to be Part of Trafficking Resolution AT&T continues on page 7A Honoree continues on page 7A BLACK NEWS SC Black Media Group, Inc. www.scblacknews.com Serving the entire State March 1 - 14, 2018 P BLACKLINE continues on page 7A The National NAACP, the Myrtle Beach Branch of the NAACP and three individuals filed a com- plaint and motion re- cently for a preliminary injunction in U.S. Dis- trict Court for the Dis- trict of South Carolina. The complaint al- leges that the City of Myrtle Beach and the City of Myrtle Beach Police Department dis- criminate against Afri- can-American tourists, and that there are stark differences in the treat- ment of African-Ameri- can bikers during Black Bike Week compared to the treatment of major- ity-White bikers during Harley Week. Both events occur in May with Black Bike Week held over the Me- morial Day Weekend and with Harley Week ending a week before Black Bike Week starts. The two events attract a similar number of visi- tors to the Myrtle Beach area. According to the complaint, the City of Myrtle Beach and its police department im- pose no formal traffic NAACP Files Suit against Myrtle Beach for Racially Discriminatory Practices during Black Bike Week Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joins Legal Team In Case Accusing City and Police of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers NAACP continues on page 3A

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MAUDE E. CALLEN (1898-1990) Maude E. Callen was born in Quincy, Flor-ida in 1898. She had many siblings and was orphaned at age six. Callan was raised by her uncle, a physician in Florida, and became a devoted nurse. She served as a nurse-mid-wife in the Lowcountry of South Carolina for more than 60 years. Callen graduated from Florida A&M Col-lege and went on to the Tuskegee Institute for nursing course-work. In 1923, she was called as an Episcopal missionary nurse and set up a practice as a nurse-midwife in pov-erty-stricken Pineville, South Carolina.

At the time, there were only nine nurse-midwives in South Carolina, and in her lifetime she de-livered more than 600 babies. She also in-structed other women on midwifery in the Pineville community and attended to thou-sands of patients in the area, most of whom were African-American and poor. In 1936, Callen be-came a public health nurse with the Berkeley County Health Depart-ment. She continued training young black women as midwives and taught them about prenatal care, labor support, delivery and newborn babies. Lifemagazine pub-lished a photo essay of Callen’s work in 1951, and as a result, read-ers donated thousands of dollars to support her work in Pineville. She used the donations to open the Maude E. Callen Clinic in 1953, which she ran until she retired in 1971. Even after her retire-ment, Callen continued to volunteer and man-

South Carolina African American History Calendar Presents February 2018 HonoreePresented by the SC Department of Education

AT&T Celebrates 10th Annual 28 Days Campaign in Honor of Black History Month

COLUMBIA, SC - Public relations executive and political strategist Ant-juan Seawright, 32, was recently presented with the 2018 TRIO Achiev-ers Award at the South-eastern Association of Educational Opportu-nity Program Personnel Conference in Savan-nah, Georgia. The Southeastern Association of Educa-tional Opportunity Pro-gram Personnel is an eight-state southeast regional Association dedicated to the pro-fessional development and support of TRIO professionals and to the advocacy of the TRIO Movement. With membership, SAEOPP is the vehi-cle to become more involved in this import-ant national effort. The Mission of the South-eastern Association of Educational Opportu-nity Program Person-nel, Inc. (SAEOPP) is to promote and support equal educational op-portunity and access to postsecondary educa-tion. Through profes-sional development, networking, research and advocacy, SAEOPP provides TRIO person-nel and others with the necessary skills and techniques to assure that the least advan-taged have equal access to higher education. “It is an incredi-ble honor to receive this award from such a prestigious organiza-tion,” said Seawright. “As a first generation college student, I know firsthand the impor-tance of improving the educational opportuni-ties for the least among us and I will continue to be an advocate for TRIO because the pro-gram served as a boot-strap for me and my family. I am so grateful to SAEOPP for the work they do to provide op-portunities for future first-generation college students,” he added. Antjuan Seawright serves as Founder and CEO of Blueprint Strat-egy, LLC, a public rela-tions, advertising, and political strategy firm based in Columbia, South Carolina. He is a 2008 graduate of Win-throp University, where he received a Bache-lor of Science degree in Business Administra-tion and Marketing, and

Antjuan Seawright Receives 2018 TRIO Achievers

Award at SAEOPP Conference

BLACK LINE

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY

This February, AT&T honors lesser known he-roes by inviting up-and-coming black creative’s to highlight their stories during our 10th annual AT&T 28 Days cam-paign. Black Americans have persevered through oppression since their African ancestors were first brought to this country as slaves in 1619. Since then, he-roes big and small have fought to edge the black community and all peo-ple closer to the ideals our nation aspires for. This year’s theme, “History by Us,” in-vites social influenc-ers and filmmakers to share personal videos about these unsung fig-ures. Social media per-sonalities Denzel Dion, Khadi Don, and Maya Washington will join Hello Labs mentees and rising filmmakers Ne-fertite Nguvu and Ga-

brielle Shepard to share the stories of triumph, strength and unbridled courage that, unfortu-nately, many of us may never otherwise know. “Black History Month means everything to me being that I am of color. It represents prog-ress, success and lead-ers. And it gives an even greater meaning to being ‘Black,’” said Khadi Don. “My blackness signifies more than just a color. It signifies a long history of greatness,” added Don. “ F i l m m a k -ers Nguvu and Shep-ard work to uplift the black community through their art. And we’re helping them to amplify their platforms with AT&T 28 Days. They recently partnered with AT&T’s Hello Labs to create short films for DIRECTV NOWSM and DIRECTV®. Nguvu’s film “The Last Two Lovers at the

COLUMBIA, SC – Ridge View High School Schol-ars Academy Magnet for Business and Law Juniors Reilly Arford, M’Chaelah Brown, and Rhiannon Thompson were pleased to join Mayor Steve Benjamin and the Columbia City Council recently as they presented a resolution condemning human trafficking. In honor of Human

Trafficking Awareness Month the students worked as part of an ongoing advocacy proj-ect discussing ways to educate students on the signs of trafficking and the need for diversion courts to help victims of trafficking with a crim-inal record for non-vi-olent offenses restart their lives. They look forward to working closely with

the mayor’s office on this important topic. If you’d like to follow

the students’ progress, check them out on Twit-ter, @stopsxtraffick.

Scholars Magnet Students Proud to be Part of Trafficking Resolution

AT&T continues on page 7A Honoree continues on page 7A

BLACK NEWSSC Black Media Group, Inc. www.scblacknews.comServing the entire State

March 1 - 14, 2018

PROOFBLACKLINE continues on page 7A

The National NAACP, the Myrtle Beach Branch of the NAACP and three individuals filed a com-plaint and motion re-cently for a preliminary injunction in U.S. Dis-

trict Court for the Dis-trict of South Carolina. The complaint al-leges that the City of Myrtle Beach and the City of Myrtle Beach Police Department dis-

criminate against Afri-can-American tourists, and that there are stark differences in the treat-ment of African-Ameri-can bikers during Black Bike Week compared to the treatment of major-ity-White bikers during Harley Week. Both events occur in May with Black Bike Week held over the Me-

morial Day Weekend and with Harley Week ending a week before Black Bike Week starts. The two events attract a similar number of visi-tors to the Myrtle Beach area. According to the complaint, the City of Myrtle Beach and its police department im-pose no formal traffic

NAACP Files Suit against Myrtle Beach for Racially Discriminatory Practices during Black Bike WeekLawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joins Legal Team In Case Accusing City and Police of Separate and Unequal Treatment of Black Bikers versus White Bikers

NAACP continues on page 3A

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COLUMBIA, SC - Nationwide, we are preparing to cele-brate the achieve-ments of African Americans across all mediums, in-cluding politics, education, the arts and sports. To mark Black Histo-ry Month locally, Richland Library is hosting almost two dozen programs throughout Febru-ary. To recognize the richness of Afri-can-American cul-ture, our staff is inviting local resi-dents to experience an array of events, ranging from au-thor discussions and storytelling to musical perfor-mances and film discussions. Please check out some of the featured programs, which are taking place across our li-brary locations:

February 15- Coloring the Con-servation Conversa-tion

February 17 - February Busker

February 17 - Voices of Our People

February 25- Black History Month Documenta-ry: Homegoings

March 1 - A Reading of the Drama of King Sho-taway

For questions, please contact Emi-ly Stoll at, (803)587-3637 or email, [email protected].

About Richland Library: Richland Library is a vibrant, contem-porary organiza-tion that provides resources and in-formation that ad-vance the Midlands. Offering state-of-the-art technology, a variety of literary and cultural pro-grams and 11 bus-tling facilities locat-ed throughout the county, Richland Library offers a tru-ly customizable, modern library ex-perience for resi-dents and visitors alike.

Richland Library Honors Black History MonthCelebrate African-American History & Culture with Us This February

This summer at Richland One’s Challenger Learn-ing Center, camp-ers will learn how

to build and fly their own drones. An Introduction to Drones camp was added to the Cen-ter’s fun lineup which already in-cludes building and launching rockets, flying jets in flight simulators and so much more. Campers can sign up now for the Challenger Learn-ing Center’s sum-mer camps for chil-

dren ages seven to 18. But, kids don’t get to have all the fun. There’s also a family fun camp where parents can build and launch rockets with their children. June 11-August 2, the Challeng-er Learning Center will be hosting sum-mer camps that are out of this world for children of all ages. See the lineup be-

low. All Challeng-er Learning Center campers should bring a bag lunch and drink to camp. For more in-formation and to register visit, www.thechallengecenter.net, email [email protected] or call (803)929-3951. The Challeng-er Learning Center is located at 2600A Barhamville Road.

COLUMBIA, SC – State Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the Unclaimed Property Program returned near-ly $33 million in 2017, bringing the

total amount of money returned during his adminis-tration to $137 mil-lion, more than all previous state trea-surers combined. “My Unclaimed Property team has done an outstand-ing job helping identify individuals who have money waiting for them. This is money that can change peo-ple’s lives, and we want to reunite

them with funds that are rightfully theirs,” said Loftis. As immedi-ate-past president of the National As-sociation of Un-claimed Property Admin is t ra tors , Loftis is dedicated to returning un-claimed money to its rightful owners. Since he has taken office, the annual amount returned has almost dou-bled.

Treasurer Lof-tis often spends his own time re-searching the large and more difficult claims, resulting in millions of dollars being returned to h a r d - w o r k i n g South Carolinians. “We may have paid back nearly $32.9 million last year, but we still have $550 million in funds waiting to be claimed. Every-one should check

their name to see if they have un-claimed property. You might not even know that you have money waiting for you,” concluded Loftis. Millions of dol-lars are transferred to the program an-nually by compa-nies that cannot locate the owners. Examples of the types of proper-ty covered by the program include

dormant bank ac-counts, stock cer-tificates, checks not cashed, including paychecks, insur-ance proceeds and utility deposits. The Unclaimed Prop-erty Program does not include tangi-ble property like land or vehicles. For additional information please contact Karen Ow-ens at, (803)734-2549

Every year since 1963, the President has proclaimed National Small Business Week. In honor of Small Business Week, the SBA holds an annual small

business awards competition. The awards include categories for both small businesses and small business advocates. Each award nomination under-goes a strenuous clearance and re-view process, en-suring that the winners selected are truly extraor-

dinary. The SBA South Carolina District Office cele-brates the achieve-ments of the state’s winners during the annual Salute to Small Business. This year, National Small Business Week is April 29-May 5. State Awards 1. Female Small Business Person

of the Year: This award honors a female who owns and operates, or bears principal re-sponsibility for op-erating a for-profit small business. Nominees must have been in busi-ness a minimum of three years. 2. Exporter of the Year: This award recognizes

individuals for their success and dedi-cation to exporting products or ser-vices. 3. Minority Small Business Person of the Year: This award honors a minority who owns and op-erates, or bears principal responsi-bility for operating a for-profit small

business. Nomi-nees must have been in business a minimum of three years. 4. Veteran Small Business Person of the Year Award: This award honors an individ-ual who owns and operates, or bears principal respon-sibility for oper-ating a for-profit

Challenger Learning Center Adds Drone Building/Flying Class to Summer Adventure Camps

Intro to Drones Camp Build and fly your very own drone. Campers will learn how to construct a drone and fly it safely and ethically, including Federal Aviation Adminis-tration rules re-garding drone use. They also will get to try out their new skills in flight con-trol and accuracy challenges. At the end of camp, stu-dents will receive a certificate of drone training.

Astronaut Academy As young astro-nauts preparing for a mission deep into outer space, camp-ers will explore robotics, rocket-ry and aviation. Campers also will visit the e-planetar-ium, fly planes with flight simulators and assemble and take home their very own robot and rocket.

Rocket Fundamentals Camp/Rocket Camp Be a rocket scien-tist. Learn how to build and launch rockets. Campers will keep the rock-ets they construct.

Family Fun Rock-et Camp Parents, join in the fun and learn to build and launch rockets with your children.

Robotics Camp Every day camp-ers will build a ro-bot that they get

to keep. (NOTE: Campers will not be able to take home the robots they build with the Mindstorm EV3 kits.)

Intro to Aviation Camp Taxi, take off, fly and land. Camp-ers ages 13-18 will learn these basics of flight and get hands-on experi-ence flying a jet in flight simulation. They also will learn about the history of flight and potential careers in aviation.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis Sets New Record in Returning Unclaimed Property

2018 Salute to Small Business Awards

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BY VANIA LEVEILLE Senior Legislative Counsel, ACLU and Ari Ne’eman, CEO, MySupport.com

Imagine spend-ing your life under someone else’s con-trol, having to ask for permission each time you wanted to go out to eat, invite someone over, stay out late, or use the internet. For many Americans, this is their reality. Life in institu-tions and nursing homes often in-volves severe depri-vations of the basic freedoms others

take for granted. People with disabil-ities deserve better. Over the course of the last several decades, the dis-ability rights move-ment has fought to expand home and community-based services that assist people with disabil-ities to transition from institutions to the community. The 1999 US Supreme Court case, Olm-stead v. LC, found that holding peo-ple in institutions, when they want to live in the communi-ty and can medical-ly do so, is unnec-

essary segregation. Doing so violates both the Americans with Disabilities Act and constitutional liberties. The expansion of Medicaid home and communi-ty-based services offers people with disabilities a mean-ingful alternative to institutionalization. Now Congress has an opportunity to expand access to this vital pathway to freedom and in-dependence. Since 2005, the Money Follows the Person program has been a crucial

resource for peo-ple with disabili-ties, supporting the transition of over 75,000 individu-als with disabilities across 44 states. The program’s par-ticipants report sig-nificant and lasting improvements in quality of life and integration after re-turning to the com-munity. In addition, their costs to Medi-care and Medicaid decrease by approx-imately 20 percent. This approach of-fers an opportunity to improve a bene-ficiary’s quality of

life and freedom of choice, while help-ing to control long-term Medicaid cost-growth. Un f o r t una t e -ly, Money Follows the Person expired on Sept. 30, 2016, and states are run-ning out of funding. Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have introduced legislation to reau-thorize the program for five years. The EMPOWER Care Act would ensure that states contin-ue to have access to federal funding to help people transi-

tion after extended periods within the restrictive environ-ments of nursing homes and institu-tions. Opening the door to community life can be a cost-ly proposition for states, but Money Follows the Per-son can help bridge that gap. Congress should act to reau-thorize it by pass-ing the bi-partisan EMPOWER Care Act. Every person deserves a chance to life in freedom on their own terms.

BY MARC H. MORIALPresident and CEONational Urban League

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin re-cently accused the Trump adminis-tration of attempt-ing to sabotage the 2020 Census, and from all indications, we have reason to be concerned. The Census Bu-reau has been with-out a director since June and remains critically under-staffed and under-funded. The Bureau plans to discontin-ue the practice of hiring non-citizens with legal work per-mits who have been crucial in the past

for communicating with hard to reach non English speak-ing communities. The administra-tion has rejected requested changes that could improve the accuracy of the 2020 Census, de-clining to include a combined question format for collecting Hispanic origin and race, or a separate Middle Eastern or North African cate-gory on the Census form. The adminis-tration’s reported choice for deputy director, Thomas Brunell, is a hy-per-partisan gerry-mandering advocate with no political ex-perience. The U.S. Conference of May-ors warned in a let-

ter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, “We are trou-bled by the admin-istration’s reported intent to appoint a candidate for Cen-sus Bureau deputy director whose body of professional work largely centers on achieving partisan advantage in the use of census data.” Since census data is used to draw Congressional dis-tricts, the choice of Brunell seems a de-liberate attempt to skew census data to give one party an unfair advantage in the 2022 elections. The decennial cen-sus is among the most crucially im-portant undertak-ings, with far-rang-ing implications for

In the 2015 mov-ie The Intern, Rob-ert DeNiro starred as a 70 year old wid-ower who returns to the workforce as an under-appreciated and seemingly out-of-step intern work-ing for a young boss played by Anne Ha-thaway. Initially, Ha-thaway’s character can’t quite relate to this baby boomer who ditched retire-ment out of bore-dom, but by the film’s finale she comes to appreciate his skills and expe-rience. In real life you’re unlikely to encoun-ter many septuage-narian interns, but

it’s not unusual for people to re-enter the labor market or launch new careers when they are well into what was once considered retire-ment age. And that can be good for businesses that are willing to take advantage of all those decades of hard-earned experi-ence, says Andrew Simon, a partner in Simon Associate Management Con-sultants, who him-self is in his 70’s. “Starting a new career after 60 is not for everyone,” Simon says. “But it can be rewarding for those with en-ergy and commit-

ment levels that are high, and who are willing to learn new skills and keep up with the constantly evolving technolo-gy.” The question is whether business-es will balk at hir-ing workers who, in many cases, are old enough to be the parents of the people supervising them. Sure there are downsides, Si-mon says, but the upsides can be tre-mendous when it’s the right fit for the right person. He says a few things business-es should keep in mind as they weigh whether to hire old-

How Expiration of a Disability Program Traps More People in Costly Institutions

Urban Leaguers Are Ready to Fight for a Fair and Accurate 2020 Census

Three Reasons why Hiring Older Employees is a smart Decision

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plan during Har-ley Week. Howev-er, during Black Bike Week they re-strict the main two-way thoroughfare, Ocean Boulevard, to a single lane of southbound traffic. All vehicles en-tering Ocean Bou-levard at night are forced to travel through a 23-mile loop with just one exit. On Saturday night of Black Bike Week, it could take over six hours to complete the loop. The complaint also alleges that the City deploys far more police officers during Black Bike Week than Harley Week and that the police officers uti-lize overly aggres-sive policing tac-tics against African Americans. As described in the complaint, the City seeks to make Black Bike Week sufficient-ly unpleasant for the mostly Afri-can-American mo-torcyclists, hoping that they stop at-tending the event and that it ceas-es to exist. The NAACP believes the city and police are attempting to deter African Americans tourists and bikers from visiting Myrtle Beach. “During annual Black Bike Week, the City of Myrtle Beach and its Police Department resort to behavior that subjects African Americans to rules and restrictions that are clearly ra-cially motivated,” said President and Executive Direc-tor of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Kristen Clarke. “This draconian set of rules and re-strictions don’t ap-ply during Harley Week, the Country Music Festival or during other ma-jor public events. By subjecting Af-rican Americans

who travel to Myr-tle Beach for Black Bike Week to sec-ond-class treat-ment, officials are resorting to con-duct from a bygone era. With our law-suit, we are turn-ing to the courts to protect the rights and dignity of those seeking equal treat-ment under the law added Clark.” “All citizens are entitled to equal protection under the law and have the rights of ex-pression, assembly and association,” said NAACP Presi-dent and CEO Der-rick Johnson. “The City’s traffic plan and overly aggres-sive policing tactics during Black Bike Week violate those fundamental con-stitutional rights. The Association will continue to use the courts to fight such blatant discrimina-tion.” In 2003, the NAACP success-fully challenged the City’s previ-ous traffic plan for Black Bike Week. In 2005, the dis-trict court granted the NAACP’s mo-tion for preliminary injunction, finding that differences in the traffic plans be-tween Black Bike Week and Harley Week were likely motivated by race and in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Shortly after this decision, a set-tlement agreement was entered requir-ing the City to im-pose the same traf-fic plans for Black Bike Week and Har-ley Week. However, in 2015, after that agreement expired, the City imposed a new traffic plan even more restric-tive than the 2003 plan. “The Court found that the ear-lier plan was likely motivated by race and now just a few

years after the con-sent order expired, the City has come back with an even more restrictive plan; it is clear that the City is once again discriminat-ing against the Afri-can Americans who attend Black Bike Week,” said Reed Colfax of Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC, which rep-resents the Plain-tiffs. Black Bike Week is the one time of the year when the majority of the tourists in Myrtle Beach are African American. It is also the only time of the year when the city and police impose such an ob-trusive traffic plan for tourists. Such tactics are notice-ably absent during the weeks of Spring Break, or Fourth of July celebrations. “The City’s traf-fic plan does not facilitate traffic,” said Myrtle Beach Branch NAACP President Mickey James. “It does not promote public safety. Unfortu-nately, it is designed to discourage Af-rican-Americans from attending Black Bike Week,” concluded James. “White bikers do not have to go through that, so why should we?” said individual plaintiff Simuel Jones, a Black Bike Week attendee and former U.S. Marine. Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, Law-yers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Law Office of Peter Wilborn, and the NAACP Office of the General Coun-sel represent the plaintiffs.

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COLUMBIA, SC – Comedian, actor, di-rector and producer Martin Lawrence will return to the stage as the host of 2018’s hottest com-edy event, the LIT AF Tour, featuring an amazing lineup of comedic talent. Coming off the 20th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam, where he is known for his legendary hosting, Lawrence has made a trium-

phant return to the stand-up stage wowing audiences with his signature style of hilarious stories, social com-mentary and more. The LIT AF Tour stars Lawrence as your high-powered host who presents a fire lineup of co-medians includ-ing Rickey Smiley, Michael Blackson, Adele Givens and Benji Brown. The show will stop at

Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, April 14. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb-ruary 23 at 1oa.m. They will be avail-able at ticketmaster.com, the Lexington Medical Center Box Office inside Colo-nial Life Arena and at, 1(800)745-3000. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets beginning Wednes-day, February 21.

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Summer Careers Academy Accepting ApplicantsAbout the Summer Careers Academy:

The Summer Ca-reers Academy is presented by the South Carolina AHEC in collab-oration with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Colleges of Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy. The Academy is a one week summer program designed to help underrep-resented minority and disadvantaged

students prepare for entry into health professions pro-grams within South Carolina. The Summer Careers Academy is an opportunity to increase the aca-demic retention and graduation rates by increasing the par-ticipants’ knowl-edge in key areas that include; • Des-ignated health pro-fessions • Admis-sion requirements for the designated health professions

• Financial assis-tance resources • Academic success skills • Professional techniques, and Ed-ucational/profes-sional opportunities participating health professions training programs. Summer Acad-emy Components Students apply to become Academy Fellows and take part in a week of clinical and didac-tic sessions on the MUSC campus in Charleston, South Carolina from June 3-8, 2018. Classroom lec-tures and project topics will focus on several health dis-

Columbia Art Center to Hold Spring Break Art Camp

T h e C o l u m -bia Art C e n t e r is ac-

cepting registra-tions for its five day multi-media visual art camp for chil-dren ages five to 12. The Spring Break Art Camp will be

held April 2-6, from 9a.m. to 12p.m. at the Art Center, 1227 Taylor Street, Suite C. The camp will cover lessons on pottery, drawing and painting, and recycled art. All ma-terials are includ-ed in the registra-

tion fee of $85. The deadline to register is Monday, March 26. The camp is lim-ited to a maximum of 12 participants. For more informa-tion contact the Co-lumbia Art Center at, (803)545-3093.

Lower Richland High School STEAMs ahead Bringing Harlem Renaissance to Life for Black History MonthStudents Partner with Local Performing Artists

for Innovative Programming

COLUMBIA, SC -The jazz of Duke El-lington, the words of Langston Hughes, and the moves of Jo-sephine Baker took over classrooms of Lower Richland High School re-cently for a “Stroll through the Har-lem Renaissance,” the grand finale for the school’s study on the pivotal Civil Rights movement. Guided by in-struction from some of the best loved performers in the Midlands through a month long art-ist residency, the event was free and open to the public

and presented vis-itors with a living history reenact-ment by the stu-dents themselves. This artist res-idency, which brought theatre artists and story-tellers Darion Mc-Cloud and Bonita Peeples and musi-cian Ken Cheeks to the school through-out January 2018, was part of the school’s STEAM programming (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), that is supported by its partnership with EngenuitySC. This resi-

dency exemplified hands-on learning and connections to the community, hallmarks of the STEAM education initiative in Rich-land County School District One. Artists taught the history and performance styles of the Har-lem Renaissance, coaching students in their prepara-tion for the “Stroll,” which featured stu-dents in character as famous figures from the time pe-riod. “The arts are a celebration of humanity’s achievements and triumphs,” said the-atre artist Darion McCloud. “The Har-lem Renaissance is a period of particu-lar joy, a time when African Americans used their litera-ture, dance, music, philosophy and art to show the world shining examples of

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TO REGISTER ONLINE GO TO: www.thefirstteecolumbia.org/golf-outingCOLUMBIA, SC - The Benedict Col-lege Lady Tigers built a 25-point lead in the third quarter, then held off a late rally by Claflin to knock off the Lady Panthers 71-67 recently in front of a packed Benjamin E. Mays HRC Arena and an ESPN3 audience. MiKeisha Moore scored a sea-son-high 16 points to lead the Lady Ti-gers, who improved to 8-15 overall and 8-7 in the SIAC. Claflin falls to 13-12 overall and 9-6 in the SIAC. Claflin jumped to an early 9-2 lead at the start of the game, but Bene-dict came back and scored the next 10 points to grab the lead and never trailed again. After Claflin cut the lead to 12-11 with two free throws with 1:50 left in the first quarter, Benedict scored the final six points to take an 18-11 lead. The

Lady Tigers pushed the lead to 40-20 at the half. Benedict took its largest lead, 45-20, early in the third quarter after a pair of free throws by Moore. Benedict led 58-37 head-ing into the fourth quarter. Benedict had a 60-42 lead with 8:16 left in the contest when the Lady Panthers went on an 11-2 run to cut the lead un-der double digits, 62-52, after a free throw by Domin-que Williams. Benedict had a 68-59 lead with 2:01 remain-ing when Claflin scored the next eight points, finish-ing the run with a 3-pointer by Deja Dickens to make it 68-67 with 48 sec-onds remaining. Benedict ended the run with a layup by Ay’Anna Bey with 35 seconds left for a 70-67 lead. Claflin missed a 3-pointer, and Bey made a free throw with six seconds on the clock for the fi-nal score. Bey added 11 points and Sha-naissa White chipped in with 10 points. Shirvel Luke grabbed a

team-high eight re-bounds. Benedict shot 40.9 percent from the floor, while Claflin shot 44.2 percent. Rebound-ing was nearly even with Benedict hold-ing a 39-38 advan-tage. The big differ-ence was at the free throw line, where the Lady Ti-gers made 13-of-18 (72.2 percent), while Claflin strug-gled at the line, making just 15-of-29 attempts (51.7 percent). Williams led Claflin with 15 points.

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legislative redistrict-ing, civil rights laws and distribution of opportunities and resources. A fair and ac-curate census is of paramount impor-tance. The National Urban League has been a powerful ad-vocate for accurate African American representation in the census for gen-erations. In 1970, then Executive Di-rector Whitney M. Young testified to Congress about the drastic undercount of African Ameri-cans, estimated at 15 percent. As chair of the Census Bureau’s 2010 Census Advi-sory Committee, I urged the Bureau to expand its paid advertising to areas that have high per-centages of hard-to-count residents, who often distrusts of government workers. I also pushed for more censuses funding specifical-ly targeted at Black communities. De-spite our efforts, the 2010 Census missed an estimat-ed 1.5 million peo-

ple of color. Unless the Census Bureau makes immediate, drastic changes, the results of the 2020 Census will be much worse. As part of our efforts, the Nation-al Urban League has enlisted civic engagement expert Jeri Green, who will serve as a Senior Advisor for the 2020 Census. In her for-mer position as Senior Advisor for Civic Engagement with the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau, Green educated diverse stakeholders on the benefits of Census participation and engaged hard-to-count communities to ascertain their unique challenges to obtaining an ac-curate count. Politicizing the census, particular-ly at the expense of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, violates the foun-dational principles of representational democracy. The Na-tional Urban League will continue force-fully to advocate for a census that re-flects the diversity of our nation.

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er workers include: E x p e r i e n c e counts. Baby boomers come to the table with a whole set of expe-riences, including 30 or 40 years of interpersonal peo-ple skills that make them more adept at dealing with unique situations or differ-ent types of people. “On the flip side,” Simon says, “some of them could lack the technical skills that we take for granted in today’s workforce. So, be careful what you are asking them to do.” S e l f -mot i va -tion. The odds are older employees will be self-motivated. “If these potential workers would like to join an organiza-

tion or start a new career after 60, they probably like the idea of work,” Simon says. “They need to do something every day. Perhaps they view their job as intellectually stim-ulating.” You do need to make sure of their motivation, though, he says. If they’re just working for a paycheck, that might not cut it. Different age groups have their own behaviors. Baby boomers often have a very different set of values than millennials. “Dif-ferent things moti-vate them,” Simon says. “The culture of an organization is very important and can be tricky. You want to make sure these older workers

have an opportuni-ty to thrive in your new environment.” While it’s best to avoid stereotyping the generations too much, in general baby boomers tend to be productive, loyal to the compa-ny, willing to put in long hours to get the job done and prefer to have conversa-tions in person. “Companies that pass on hiring older workers risk miss-ing out on people who could become some of their most valuable employ-ees,” Simon says. “Age shouldn’t be the issue. Instead, as with any hire, the issue is what skills and experi-ences each of these people can bring to the workforce.”

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aged a nutrition program for senior citizens, which she operated out of the Maude E. Callen Clinic. The program offered cooked meals, home de-livery of the meals five days a week and also provided transportation for the elderly. Many of the cit-izens she served were younger than Callen herself. She was reportedly in-vited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan, but declined the invitation because of her commitment to her volunteer service. Callen was hon-ored with many honorary degrees and awards, includ-ing an American Institute of Public Service Award and the Order of the Palmetto, given to her by Governor Richard Riley. She continued her vol-unteer work until her death in 1990.

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End of the World” follows a pair of young lovers as they try to out-smart the end of the world, and Shep-ard’s short film “Candid” follows a street photogra-pher’s wild journey through New York City as she mourns the death of her mother and recon-ciles her future and relationship with her father. We truly stand on the shoulders of giants. But many of those giants’ contributions to our society are woefully overlooked. For the 10thanniversary of our 28 Days cam-paign, we’re chang-ing that narrative.

We’re giving past trailblazers due rec-ognition using the voices of modern innovators. Having these stories told by black creative’s, making history themselves is at the very heart of “History by Us.” We’re so excited to see this come to life,” concluded Don.” For news on up-coming campaign videos, special events and more, follow #HistoryByUs on social media. To learn more about AT&T’s com-mitment to diver-sity and inclusion, please go to, about.att.com/sites/di-versity.

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On February 13, 2018, the Congres-sional Black Cau-cus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) will host its 9th Annual Avoice Heritage Celebra-tion from 6p.m. to 8:30p.m. in Washing-ton, D.C. Join the CBCF

as we pay homage to leaders and elect-ed officials who have served in the military or have demonstrated support and commit-ment to advancing the rights and bene-fits of black veterans. The evening will also serve as a fund-

raiser for the Avoice Virtual Library Proj-ect, an online reposi-tory that captures the legislative and polit-ical achievements of African Americans in Congress. Don’t miss this chance to com-memorate the lega-cy of black patriots

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The City of Co-lumbia and SCE&G will hold a public education forum for interested parties to discuss upcoming tree trimming activ-ities near utility dis-tribution lines. This forum will provide information regarding tree trim-ming near utility dis-tribution lines sched-uled for 2018. Topics covered will include the Purpose and Guidelines for Utility Pruning, ANSI Stan-dards, Grand Trees, and Columbia’s Aging Tree Canopy.

The meeting will be held Thurs-day, January 25 at 6:00pm until 7:00pm at The Lourie Center located at 1650 Park Circle. Representatives from the City of Co-lumbia and SCE&G will answer questions about proper pruning techniques and up-coming activities. For additional information, please contact the Forestry and Beautification Division of the City of Columbia at 803-545-3860.

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a 2010 graduate of Webster University where he received his Master’s degree in Business Admin-istration (MBA). Seawright is also a graduate of the Governor Dick Riley Institute at Furman Univer-sity (2012) and of the Congressional Black Caucus In-stitute for Politi-cal Education and Leadership Train-ing in Washington, DC (2012).

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small business and who has been dis-charged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. Nom-inees must have been in business a minimum of three years. 5. Young Entre-

preneur of the Year: This award hon-ors and individual under 30-years-old who owns and operates, or bears principal responsi-bility for operating a for-profit small business. Nomi-nees must have been in business a

minimum of three years. All nominations must be submit-ted no later than 3p.m. EST, March 16, 2018. All nom-ination packages must be hand de-livered or mailed to the nearest SBA Office. Email sub-

missions of SBA Awards forms will not be accepted as they contain per-sonally identifiable information (PII). Unless the guidelines specify otherwise, South Carolina award nomination pack-ages should be sent

to: SBA South Caro-lina District Office 1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1425 Columbia, SC 29201 Attention: Martin Short Ph. (803)253-3753 [email protected]

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parities prevalent among South Car-olinians. Academy Fellows will then complete a proj-ect at the end of the week related to a health disparity topic. Housing and meals will be pro-vided. Fellows will receive a stipend of $200 upon the suc-cessful completion of the Academy. For additional information please contact Paula M. Jones at, (843)792-4443 or, [email protected].

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excellence. This is one of the reasons that it has proven so effective to employ artists as educators to teach students about this historically import-ant period, con-

cluded McCloud. “Students were energized about the new unit on Civil Rights. “They felt a connection with the individuals from Harlem that Darion and Bonita shared

with them,” said Tim Shipley, Lower Richland’s Social Studies teacher E n g e n u i t y S C Executive Director, Meghan Hickman, agreed. “When STEM becomes

STEAM, we find stu-dent engagement intensifies and stu-dent confidence and joy increases. It’s exciting to watch students connect to the famous artists of the Harlem Re-

naissance. It raises their expectations of themselves. Our community is lucky to have great teach-ing artists like Ken, Bonita and Darion, and Lower Richland

is lucky to have fantastic teachers like Mrs. Green, Mr. Shipley, and Mr. Buller,” added Hickman.

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