Jun. 13 COLUMBIA, S.C. Across the United States, state legislatures took up bills that targeted members of the LGBTQ community, including in South Carolina. From bills that would ban transgender girls from participating in women's sports to an effort to remove LGBTQ protections from the hate crimes bill, lawmakers in the Palmetto State filed and considered an unusually high volume of bills .
Advocates hoping to get more members of minority communities vaccinated
VIDEO: Advocates hoping to get more members of minority communities vaccinated By Nick Reagan | April 27, 2021 at 7:05 PM EDT - Updated April 27 at 7:23 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - As demand for vaccines slows down, advocates are pushing to getting hesitant pockets of communities to sign up for a shot.
The push is strongest in communities of color where the coronavirus has proven to hit the hardest.
Marvella Ford, Ph.D., is a member of the Black Faculty Group at MUSC. They have teamed up with the Hispanic/Latino Faculty Group to combat vaccine hesitancy in their respective communities.
Community Resource Center hosting food distribution in Summerville Organizers say they will have their grocery distribution at the Summerville YMCA located at 208 W. Doty Avenue. (Source: John Fitzhugh) By Riley Bean | March 1, 2021 at 7:28 AM EST - Updated March 1 at 7:28 AM
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) - The Community Resource Center says they will be hosting a food give-away in Summerville.
Organizers say they will have their grocery distribution at the Summerville YMCA located at 208 W. Doty Avenue.
The distribution will begin at 2 p.m. and will continue until supplies run out CRC leaders say.
This event will be hosted in collaboration with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, The Charleston Hispanic Association, First Missionary Baptist Church, Baum Temple Zion AME Church and Bethel AME Church.