Briggs vs. Elliot Historical Park unveiling in Summerton
The site honors the plaintiffs, petitioners, and leaders who helped fight in Briggs vs. Elliott to end segregation
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The site honors the plaintiffs, petitioners, and leaders who helped fight in Briggs vs. Elliott to end segregation
Dr. Rose H. Wilder, in 1994, became the first Black female superintendent in the state of South Carolina since Reconstruction.
Prior to becoming a force in Petersburg civil rights and politics, Florence Farley was also the state's first licensed Black psychologist in Virginia
Angela Williams faces rising inflation and the war in Ukraine in her first year as United Way Worldwide's president and CEO.
Yesterday's SGA meeting saw the first Black woman appointed to the SGA Supreme Court, in addition to several other appointments.