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In her first move since winning acclaim for her Oscar-nominated directorial debut, One Night in Miami, Regina King has set her sights on a monster-filled, 1920s-set race-themed comic book adaptation. Bitter Root is an adaptation of the Image Comics title created by David F. Walker, Sanford Greene and Chuck Brown for Legendary Entertainment, the company behind the recent box office […]

Columbia, SC. The Honorable Mayor Steve Benjamin presented a Proclamation declaring April 22, 2021 as the BenedictAllen Community Development Corporation (CDC) Day in the City of Columbia marking the celebration of the CDC’s 25years of success to the Midlands. On hand to receive the proclamation were Venus Sabb, Interim CDC Executive Director, and Emma McGraw

Labs Will Provide Internet Access to Communities in Broadband Deserts March 30, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today awarded $6 million in Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to the University of South Carolina (UofSC), who, in partnership with Benedict College, will establish eight Apple computer labs statewide. The labs will be strategically located

https://youtu.be/HHLC1l9bc-I COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Benedict College graduates will soon have a leg up in protecting information online. Monday morning, Benedict College announced that, upon the completion of the bachelor of science in cybersecurity degree program requirements, Benedict graduates with a cumulative  GPA of 2.5 will be guaranteed admissions to ECPI and receive priority acceptance into

Feature photo: Vice President Kamala Harris is the first graduate of a historically Black college or university to hold her elected office. Harris attended Howard University Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities say they hope high-profile graduates in the Biden administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, will push for increased federal support for their

Feature photo: Reverend James Edwards, the plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case Edwards vs. South Carolina | Photo via COLAtoday team On March 3, 2021, the Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina unveiled a new historical marker to commemorate the 60-year anniversary of the State House march.  On Mar. 2, 1961, hundreds of high school + college students