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Lincolnville IS Black History!

LINCOLNVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA --- As the world focuses on February as Black History Month, in Lincolnville, SC, everyday is a celebration of Black excellence and history. The parcels of land that sit on the border of Charleston and Dorchester Counties as the nucleus of surrounding Summerville and Ladson subdivisions are an extraordinary gem of American history.

Katy Students Win Prizes in C-SPAN Documentary Competition

Students explore issues of national importance in the 2020 presidential campaign

C-SPAN announced today that students in Katy, Texas, are winners in C-SPAN’s national 2020 StudentCam competition. The following students from Cinco Ranch High School have won prizes:

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let student debt relief program go forward

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its controversial student loan debt relief program to go into effect while legal challenges play out across the country.

Newly discovered large predator worms ruled the seas as Earth’s earliest carnivores, study finds

Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more than 500 million years ago, according to new research.

Notice of Public Hearing to Discuss Harmony Public School State Financial Accountability Rating

As part of the December 10, 2022, Board of Directors Regular Meeting, Harmony Public Schools (HPS) will hold a public hearing to discuss the HPS Schools’ 2021-2022 Financial Integrity Rating Systems of Texas (FIRST) accountability ratings.

Everything you need to know about the updated Covid-19 boosters

There's a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming soon to a pharmacy or clinic near you.

Family rifts seem on the rise. Here's why they happen and how to cope

Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children's lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. "They say, 'I thought I was the only one,'" said McGregor, founder of a website for estranged parents who lives in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. "A lot of these people have been suffering alone for years. ... You feel like you're the only one, so you don't tell other people."

Steve Wozniak's new venture takes aim at space junk

Steve Wozniak has a new — and potentially lucrative — passion: Space junk. But the money, according to Wozniak's co-founder in this new venture, couldn't be further from the point. "I don't think Steve [Wozniak] gives a damn about making another 10 cents, and I really couldn't care less," Alex Fielding, a longtime business acquaintance of Wozniak's who will serve as CEO of the new venture, called Privateer, told CNN Business.

Scientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change

Investigations Continue On HBCU Bomb Threat

Spelman College, a historically Black institution, received another bomb threat this week -- and just days after a round of threats rattled more than a dozen HBCUs across the US.

Dr. King Called On Us to Express the Better Angels of Our Souls

Schools across the country celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day today. At every level, students learn about King, the movement he helped lead and the teachings and legacy he left behind. There are dramatic readings of his words. Many schools show his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, a speech given before hundreds of thousands.

Federal judge rules Texas school mask ban violates Americans with Disabilities Act

A federal judge has ruled that Texas' ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Uvalde teacher feels forgotten by the officers sent to rescue him and his students

As he lay in his own blood, with dead and dying students around him, Arnie Reyes knew help was just outside the classroom door.

Petition demands expulsion of New Hampshire students accused of sharing and ‘grading’ photos of female classmates without consent

Some 9th and 10th grade Bedford High School students, in Bedford, New Hampshire, mostly boys, took pictures of 11th and 12th-grade girls’ buttocks and breasts without their consent, “grading them and sharing those with others,” according to letters sent to parents Thursday and Friday by High School Principal Robert Jozokos.

A Texas school district approved limits on books, critical race theory and gender identity

A school district board near Dallas, Texas, has passed a set of policies restricting how race and gender are addressed, including allowing teachers call students by pronouns that do not match their gender identity.

Lee College to Launch Cyber Security, Cloud Computing Courses

Certificate and Associate Degree Programs Set to Begin Fall 2022

Lee College is meeting the growing demand for skilled IT (information technology) workers in cybersecurity and cloud computing by preparing to offer new degree and certificate programs this fall. Students will have the option to take these computer science courses in-person and online. Click here to learn more.

New Study in Texas Finds Liver Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Can Vary By Race

A new study seeking detailed information about the ongoing increase in liver cancer in the U.S. found racial and ethnic differences in the outcomes.

Blacks, Hispanics Breathe More Pollution Than They Make

African-Americans and Hispanics breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making, a new study said. A study looked at who is exposed to fine particle pollution — responsible for about 100,000 American deaths a year — and how much different races are responsible for the pollution based on their buying, driving and living habits.

Houston Strong: Our Stories

Houston Style Magazine's Staff tell how they survive the Texas winter freeze

In our lifetime we continue to see the unexpected. We have seen the first Black President of the United States – Barack Obama, the first Black Vice President of the United States – Kamala Harris, a global pandemic – COVID-19, and now the worst winter storm in Texas’ history – Uri.

To sir, with love: Entertainers and activists pay tribute to Sidney Poitier

"Beautiful," "brilliant," "grace" and "elegance" are just a few of the words used by those who paid tribute Friday to the late Sidney Poitier, one of the greatest actors of the past century.

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