"Without community, there is no liberation." Audre Lorde

Got talent? Come show us what you've got tonight at GROW's 2nd-Tuesday Open Mic. Sign up at door.

I's 1st Thursday jazz tonight at GROW, which now starts at 7:30. We will announce the winner of the silent auction for the painting Lucas Sams made Saturday to benefit the SCProgressive Network. If you can't join us tonight but want to make a bid, email network@scpronet.com.

GROW, our HQ in Columbia, has a busy September planned. Join us!

It's been a great session. Thanks to Dr. Burnett Gallman for sharing his deep knowledge of ancient Afrika, and to our students for their faithful attendance and thoughtful questions.

We are so honored to be the recipients of the event proceeds. It's an all-star line-up of talent, and we are thrilled. Hope to see some of you there.

For 60 years of making good trouble, we are asking the governor to honor our guy with the Order of the Palmetto. Fun Fact: the two have known each other for decades.

This comedy now reads like a documentary. Join us at 7pm Tuesday at GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia, for our screening of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 cult classic Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Free and open to all.

Make plans to join us next week. Strange times call for Strangelove. Or something like that...

Tuesday at 7, Carolina Peace will screen the documentary An Ordinary Insanity. Pizza and discussion to follow.

Midlands friends, join us tonight 8-10 at GROW, our HQ in Columbia, for our third-Thursday jazz workshop. It's free and open to all. See you at 1340 Elmwood Ave, because community matters now more than ever.

An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Join us for our 2nd-Tuesday open mic 7:30-9:30 tonight at GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia. Sasha's band will open and close the evening. In between, we welcome performers of all kinds to take a turn at the mic. Sign up at the door. "Without community, there is no liberation." Audre Lorde

With Lindsey Graham's untimely death today, we will soon be seating only the 3rd US Senator in this particular seat in 72 years. That's right, between Strom Thurmond & Lindsey Graham, that's 72 years of service in this specific seat. Which is why I roll my eyes when y'all talk about term limits.

We've registered 60 people from across South Carolina for the history series that starts Sunday. It's free and online, which means you can attend from anywhere. It's not too late to sign up. #HistoryMatters

Challenge over SC law banning 8 concepts on race from classrooms can continue, appeals court says scdailygazette.com/2026/07/07/c...

Challenge over SC law banning 8 concepts on race from classrooms can continue, appeals court says • SC Daily Gazette

A federal judge previously dismissed the case, saying a group of students, educators and an author didn't meet the standards to sue.

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Movie night at 7pm tonight at GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia. Open to all. columbiagrow.com/event/grow-m...

Film: The Earth's Greatest Enemy - GROW

We are starting a new film series at GROW, and first up is the award-winning The Earth’s Greatest Enemy. The 2023 film by Abby Martin exposes the world’s biggest polluter:Read More

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old button. New relevance.

It's 1st-Thursday jazz night at GROW, our HQ at 1340 Elmwood Ave in downtown Columbia. Doors open at 7:30; music starts and 8 and runs until 10. No cover. Join us!

Word is spreading about this unique, free online course. We can't wait to get started.

Modjeska Simkins School offers 7-session course on Afrikan history

Since 2023, Dr. Burnett Kwadwo Gallman has been teaching Afrikan history to Modjeska Simkins School students during its spring session. This year, the school is opening his lecture series to the gener...

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Clowns in suits.

In major stumble, SC Legislature ends 2026 fiscal year without a state budget

South Carolina budget writers missed their deadline to implement a budget for the 2027 fiscal year. State government will now operate under a continuing resolution until a budget is passed.

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Our Afrikan history series is a free online course. Modjeska Simkins School's lead instructor, Dr. Robert Greene II, said, "The Afrika lecture series is critical in understanding both how little most folks know about African history, and how essential that history is to knowing the world today."

The Modjeska Simkins School Class of 2026! What a fabulous group of troublemakers.

We have come too far; we won't turn around. We'll flood the streets with justice, we are freedom bound!

In last night's final class of the spring session of the Modjeska Simkins School, Dr. Robert Greene II talked about the importance of community. In these perilous times, it matters more than ever.

Enrollment is now open for our Afrikan history series led by Dr. Burnett Kwadwo Gallman.

Hey, party people, it’s blues tonight at GROW! You never know who will be in the house. Last time we welcomed the legendary Drink Small. Time before that we were treated to a stellar show with Elliott New. Tonight? Who knows? Come out to 1340 Elmwood Ave 7:30 – 10:30 and let your hair down.

Columbia friends, it’s our 2nd-Tuesday open mic night at GROW beginning at 7:30. We welcome performers of all kinds: musicians, poets, tap dancers, story tellers. Sasha’s band will open and close the show, and in between we will cheer on the brave souls who take the stage. Sign up at the door.