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Founding Hells Angels member Sonny Barger announces own death from cancer
Nation World
Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
As a young Marine corporal, Hershel "Woody" Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945.
Crime
Family wants arrest made after 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found
Team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of the Black teenager found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his kidnapping.
Entertainment
Mishael Morgan is 1st Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys
The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless."
Regional
Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos, Massachusetts Supreme Court rules
The court concluded the Connecticut woman and her family can plausibly make a case for suffering “negligent and indeed reckless infliction of emotional distress.”
History
Army's plan to repatriate remains of Native American boy to South Carolina tribe upended by wrong bones
The unidentified remains have been reinterred in the same grave and marked unknown.
Black History
Georgia surgeon amasses largest known Frederick Douglass collection
Frederick Douglass left a hefty paper trail during his 19th Century life as America’s strongest voice for its Black community.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth event at Columbia Museum of Art a celebration of Black artists
The organizers behind a free event at the Columbia Museum of Art on Sunday said they hoped to expose visitors to Black artists both on the local and national levels.
Black History
Benedict College holds 6th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival
The event included historic awareness and reenactments in honor of the holiday as well as live music and fair rides.
Local News
Benedict College to restore Morgan Hall thanks to National Park Service grant
Benedict College was awarded a $500,000 African American Civil Rights grant from the National Park.
History
Singer-songwriter Ashley Scott learns of family ties to Columbia
Scott is the great-grandson of Columbia businessman Andrew Simkins who married Modjeska Monteith. Her home is now operated as a museum.
Local News
Letters from Anne Frank's father now at University of South Carolina
A woman has given the University of South Carolina 100 cards and letters she received as a girl from Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank.
Nation World
Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
As a young Marine corporal, Hershel "Woody" Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945.
Crime
Family wants arrest made after 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found
Team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of the Black teenager found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his kidnapping.
Entertainment
Mishael Morgan is 1st Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys
The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless."
Regional
Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos, Massachusetts Supreme Court rules
The court concluded the Connecticut woman and her family can plausibly make a case for suffering “negligent and indeed reckless infliction of emotional distress.”
History
Army's plan to repatriate remains of Native American boy to South Carolina tribe upended by wrong bones
The unidentified remains have been reinterred in the same grave and marked unknown.
Black History
Georgia surgeon amasses largest known Frederick Douglass collection
Frederick Douglass left a hefty paper trail during his 19th Century life as America’s strongest voice for its Black community.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth event at Columbia Museum of Art a celebration of Black artists
The organizers behind a free event at the Columbia Museum of Art on Sunday said they hoped to expose visitors to Black artists both on the local and national levels.
Black History
Benedict College holds 6th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival
The event included historic awareness and reenactments in honor of the holiday as well as live music and fair rides.
Local News
Benedict College to restore Morgan Hall thanks to National Park Service grant
Benedict College was awarded a $500,000 African American Civil Rights grant from the National Park.
History
Singer-songwriter Ashley Scott learns of family ties to Columbia
Scott is the great-grandson of Columbia businessman Andrew Simkins who married Modjeska Monteith. Her home is now operated as a museum.
Local News
Letters from Anne Frank's father now at University of South Carolina
A woman has given the University of South Carolina 100 cards and letters she received as a girl from Anne Frank's father, Otto Frank.
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