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Friday, April 05, 2013  Columbia Urban League President and CEO J.T. McLawhorn was a college student in 1968; the year Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013 

Sunday, March 31, 2013  St. Paul Lutheran Church members hosted their Easter service in front of the 252 year-old church that burned down in January.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Columbia residents live in one of the top 10 most romantic cities in the United States, according to Amazon.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Luther McIlwain, an aviator with the famed Tuskegee Airmen who broke military racial barriers during World War II, a retired New York City police officer, and a civil rights advocate in Massachusetts, has died. He was 91.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Benedict College is scheduled to host a two-day celebration for Black History Month that features workshops for students, a celebration dinner and special guest speakers.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  February is Black History Month; and the city of Columbia kicked it off with a bang on Saturday.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The University of South Carolina kicked off its Black History Month activities Friday with an on-campus observance.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood says someone has poisoned his German shepherd.

Monday, January 21, 2013  South Carolina civil rights leaders paused their celebration of Martin Luther King Day to watch President Barack Obama take the oath of office for his second term.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Barack Obama promised to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in office.

Friday, January 18, 2013  USC held a breakfast Friday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. King.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Several events are honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the University of South Carolina campus.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she thinks the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., would be proud of the progress South Carolina has made.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Members of a 252-year-old church in Newberry County held their services outdoors just four days after fire gutted the church.