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King’s family has requested no celebration unless federal lawmakers pass voting rights legislation, a task that appears out of reach as President Joe Biden and several Democrats have faced stiff Republican opposition.

MLK Family Asks For No Celebration Until Lawmakers Pass Voting...

January 13, 2022

Prayer breakfasts, marches, parades, and an uptick in volunteer efforts to support the annual Day of Service have remained staples of Martin Luther...

Rev. Stephen A. Green

Twenty-Five Faith Leaders Launch Hunger Strike For Voting Rights

January 13, 2022

A coalition of twenty-five faith leaders from across the nation launched a hunger strike on the first anniversary of the insurrection, January 6,...

Sidney Poitier, 1st Black man to win Best Actor Oscar

IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Actor, Sidney Poitier, 94, Has Died

January 7, 2022

IN MEMORIAM: Legendary Actor, Sidney Poitier, 94, Has Died ‘The Measure of a Man’ Legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who broke barriers and...

Burnett W. Gallman, Jr. M.D. is a South Carolina native born and raised in Hartsville, South Carolina. A noted historan, Dr. Gallman has also traveled the world including African researching and studying African Centric Culture. He is considered an expert on Kemet education, tradition and values.

The Lies Continue: The Assault On Truth On Critical Race Theory:...

January 6, 2022

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread...

Funeral Services and Celebration of Life for Mr. Franklin Hines

January 6, 2022

Funeral services and celebration of life for Mr. Franklin Hines will be held accordingly. Public visitation and viewing will be held on Friday,...

NAACP Opposition To FSD1 Zero Tolerance Policy

December 10, 2021

On Friday, December 3, 2021 the NAACP National’s Office of General Counsel sent a letter to Florence School District One’s Board explaining why the...

Pearl Moore Court Named at Wilson High School

November 18, 2021

Pearl Moore receives another deserved honor for a basketball career that has led to her induction in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....

Friends of the Florence County Library Presents Nikki Giovanni One...

November 12, 2021

Poet Nikki Giovanni will be the guest of Friends of the Florence County Library for a virtual event at 7:00 P.M. on November 16, 2021. Yolanda...

Tim Waters stands by the sign of his newly opened “Save A Lot” store in down town Florence, South Carolina.

Dreams Do Come True For Tim Waters And The Florence Community

October 29, 2021

Tim Waters stands by the sign of his newly opened “Save A Lot” store in down town Florence, South Carolina. The store opened to the public on...

S. Porter Stewart, II

If You Think Your Property Taxes Are High in Florence County Now,...

October 22, 2021

If you think your property taxes are high in Florence County now, wait until the Covid-19 pandemic money runs out. You see, thanks to our friends...

Rev. Jim Blue for Mayor of Hartsville, SC

Rev. J. D. Blue Wants to Be Mayor of Hartsville, SC

October 22, 2021

Reverend J. D. Blue, Sr. is a second-generation community leader from Florence, South Carolina. He and his wife Debra Ann Birch-Blue have five...

“General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the former General’s family wrote on Facebook.

IN MEMORIAM: General Colin Powell Dies at 84 from COVID

October 18, 2021

Colin Powell has died from complications from Covid-19, his family members have confirmed. The first Black US secretary of state was...

Members Florence City Council

Why Are Small Businesses Being Left Out of The American Rescue...

October 14, 2021

While other cities and counties are using Covid-19 funding to support small businesses, Florence and other surrounding counties have decided to...

Have You Seen These Missing Individuals of Color?

October 14, 2021

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In Philadelphia, an all-too-familiar plea circulates. The city’s...

Cong. James E. Clyburn

SC DHEC and The Community Times Form Public-Private Partnership To...

October 11, 2021

With the COVID-19 virus claiming over 100,000 lives a day and more than 15,000 people becoming infected per week in South Carolina, The Community...

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