Since 1991, thousands of women (and supportive men) from all over South Carolina have attended the now iconic “I Believe Anita Hill!” annual celebration in Columbia. It’s fun, it’s important, it’s a great networking opportunity, and it’s the longest-running event in the nation honoring Professor Hill for her courage in shining a light, through her …
Although the 19th amendment was ratified 100 years ago, it was only the first step in ensuring women’s right to vote. A century later, SCETV hosted a discussion with South Carolina women about the past, present, and future of women’s suffrage. While the 19th amendment codified women’s right to vote in 1920, South Carolina did not ratify …
When I was a kid in the late 1950s, the exhortation to “Play Ball!” which heralded the start of Major League Baseball each spring put me in a state of high excitement. I loved watching my Detroit Tigers take the field at Tiger Stadium, where Al Kaline and other superstars played the game. Each season, …
Mickey Mantle and Me: Why did they only ask me the question? Read More »
https://youtu.be/cnKILkW4ofc If history teaches a lesson to South Carolina women today, it is that working together and supporting each other is the only way to get things done the right way. And that every vote counts. We all must exercise our long denied right to vote so our voices are heard in every election. In …
It was abruptly announced this week that the Census Bureau will cut short critical door-knocking efforts for the 2020 census in September, not October as previously announced. “It’s going to be impossible to complete the count in time,” said one of the bureau employees, an area manager who oversees local census offices. “I’m very fearful …
Action Needed Immediately: Census Counting to End Early Read More »
