AJC Black History Month
Day 21: Malcolm X's trip to Atlanta
In 1961, Malcolm X met with leaders of the KKK in Atlanta.
The secret meeting so embarrassed Malcolm X that it marked the first time he knew he had to leave the Nation.
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Organizations that serve survivors of sexual and domestic violence in SC are already facing complications amid the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze federal funding via @KAdissem@sdonovan5@Santana_April_
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Via @sdonovan5: Greenville's Black population continues to drop. Why? Researchers say it's how the city is reinvesting in the community.
Mayor Knox White declined multiple requests to comment.
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#GCFD is monitoring another band of storms coming in later this morning. We are seeing flash flooding in low lying areas and storm debris in our parks. Several trail underpasses are closed. The Greenville Zoo opening is delayed. Do not drive through flooded areas. Turn around!
The Greenville News, an integral part of Greenville and the Upstate's history, is leaving its current workspace in Camperdown in downtown Greenville.
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The Planning Commission (PC) meeting is cancelled today due to flooding. Recognizing the importance of public comment on the 6 month review of the Development Code and the fact that weather conditions could prevent citizens from attending, PC will take up the item on 2/13.
Mayor Knox White has declared victory in what he says will be his final term after nearly three decades in office, ahead of official election returns.
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In plan after plan, Greenville has named affordable housing one of its top priorities.
So why is the city suing developer Matt McPheely, whose Union House project has been praised for its potential as a model for affordable housing?
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After its first season in 1974, The Warehouse Theatre tumbled out of its cramped birthplace to the now-revitalized West End neighborhood, all the while transforming an aspiration into a cornerstone of the Greenville arts community.
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“We are working for scraps and pennies,” one worker said. “We can barely buy the basic necessities that we need to… we can barely take care of ourselves.”
@hannahwade2000 on why & how employees of a Columbia Waffle House are striking.
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