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Willie McCleod, member of Rock Hill’s Friendship Nine, passes away at 76 Willie McCleod (Source: WBTV File) By Steve Crump and WBTV Web Staff | January 1, 2021 at 1:18 PM EST - Updated January 1 at 7:56 PM ROCK HILL, S.C. (WBTV) - Willie McCleod, one of the surviving members of the Friendship Nine, has passed away at the age of 76. McCleod was one of nine students from Rock Hill’s Friendship College that were arrested, went to jail, and served 30 days on a chain gang for sitting at an all-whites lunch counter inside the local McCrory’s store in 1961. Rather than pay th...

LGBTQ Support Mounts as Allies Emerge Artist Irene Nguyen alongside her ‘Solidarity Sign’ artistry that is on display at Tip Top Market in Charlotte, N.C. Inset is the store owner Jason Michel who commissioned the piece. Dating back to the Stonewall riots, allyship has been a vital component in the continued fight against the oppression, discrimination, social injustice and inequality plagued by the LGBTQ community. Simply put, an ally, also referred to as a straight ally to distinguish from other types of allyship, is someone who in some way supports LGBTQ people. Perhaps one of th...