The Minority INFO Network

15/10/2025

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Stay connected with the INFO TRIO—a powerful mix of three weekly newsletters delivering stories, events, and opportunities that matter to South Carolina’s African American and Latino communities.

We’re talking local headlines, community events your friends are already attending, and initiatives that are moving the culture and making a difference. From places you want to be seen to causes worth showing up for—this is your guide to staying informed, staying involved, and staying in the know.

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07/10/2025

🎬 From red carpet dreams to real community impact — the Queens Underground Film Festival is taking over Columbia, SC this weekend, and it’s bringing NYC energy with it!
Discover why this event is more than just screenings — it’s a celebration of culture, creativity, and connection. 🎥🔥

📍 Read the 10 reasons why this festival should be on your must-attend list

Lights. Camera. Culture.The Queens Underground International Film Festival isn’t just another event on the calendar — it’s where vision, artistry, and community collide. As this beloved New York-based festival makes its Southern debut in Columbia, SC, it’s bringing more than short films and ...

03/10/2025

On September 30th, 2025, hundreds of America’s top generals were summoned like schoolboys to a museum in Quantico. What they heard should terrify every citizen.

President Trump suggested to Secretary of “War” Pete Hegseth that U.S. cities should be “training grounds” for military forces and called Americans “the enemy within.” Soldiers are trained to kill enemies, not police neighbors.

I fear that this wasn’t a meeting; it was a rehearsal for something to come.

👉 Read my latest: The Last Day in September: Authoritarianism Screams
https://theminoritypress.com/the-last-day-of-september

02/10/2025

New Morning, a South Carolina nonprofit working to expand access to affordable reproductive healthcare and contraceptive services statewide, announced a new collaboration with MUSC Health through its Center for Telehealth. Now uninsured women anywhere in South Carolina can access affordable contraceptive services 24/7 through a simple process involving a virtual consultation with an MUSC Health provider.

(Columbia, SC) – New Morning, a South Carolina nonprofit working to expand access to affordable reproductive healthcare and contraceptive services statewide,

01/10/2025

🎉 FOLLOW-UP FEATURE in Heritage & Hue! 🖍️📚
In our second spotlight on Keiana Green-Page, we return to the witty, whimsical world of the children’s book author whose imagination and laughter are anything but ordinary.

🍪🐔 From her love of chocolate chip cookies to the bold little chicken named Clucky, Keiana reminds us that joy, creativity, and a little silliness can be powerful tools of freedom.

🪄✨ Read the full personal profile now:
“Clucky, Cookies, and Courage: The Wonderfully Witty World of Keiana Green-Page”
👉🏽 https://heritageandhue.com/clucky-cookies-and-courage-the-wonderfully-witty-world-of-keiana-green-page/

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27/09/2025

Most people have never heard the name Cirilo McSween — an Afro-Latino immigrant who rose from poverty in Panama to stand shoulder to shoulder with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. He built businesses, fought for justice, and shaped the Civil Rights Movement in ways history books rarely mention.
Now, Benedict alum Justin O. Cooper is making sure the world knows his name. 🎬
Cooper’s new Oscar-qualifying documentary, CIRILO, A Legacy Untold, is not just a film — it’s a reminder of how immigrants, Black pioneers, and unsung icons have always powered the fight for freedom. In today’s climate of anti-immigrant rhetoric and attacks on DEI, this story could not be more urgent.

When Justin O. Cooper returned to South Carolina recently for a film festival screening just minutes from his alma...

26/09/2025

🎬 She’s not just bringing a film festival — she’s bringing a movement. Meet Dr. Adrienne Whaley: educator, visionary, and Creative Cultivator behind the Queens Underground International Film Festival. Now, she’s planting roots in Columbia, SC — and changing the cultural landscape in the process.

📖 Read my latest profile on Dr. Whaley and find out why her upcoming event is a must-attend.
👉🏾 https://tinyurl.com/7w5r7apm

23/09/2025

SC Republicans calling for the censorship of John King aren’t real conservatives. They're only conservatives when it’s convenient frauds and performers playing dress-up in patriotism. These are the kind of play-play conservatives who would exploit a man’s death to breathe life into their dead-end campaigns or elevate their irrelevant profiles. These are the types you’ll catch lurking outside public bathrooms with Nancy Mace, trying to get their jollies off. The kind of so-called conservatives you'll find sipping wine at a Nancy Pelosi fundraiser at Carole Fowler’s house. They don’t defend the Constitution; they desecrate it. If they’re attacking free speech today, you better believe your Second Amendment rights are next. When people show you who they are, believe them. These aren’t patriots. They’re political cowards dressed in conservative drag.

👉🏾 To read the full essay, click the link: https://theminorityeye.com/kings-courage-in-the-crosshairs

22/09/2025

Today in America, every voice can face the same fate: murdered or muzzled.
Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking. Jimmy Kimmel was muzzled for speaking. One weapon pulls a trigger, the other drafts a memo. Both serve the same purpose: killing our right to free speech.

👉 Read my latest essay: Murdered or Muzzled: America’s War on Free Speech 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/bdh2w2mu

20/09/2025

Not every headline is about hate and division.
At Minority INFO Network, we’re spotlighting Newsmakers—innovators, entrepreneurs, and community and business leaders who are making a positive impact in society, in their communities, and in their professions.

Do you know someone who deserves the spotlight? Or maybe it’s you.

👉 Apply or Nominate Today for the Newsmakers Spotlight Feature. Limited spots available! Click Here🔗 https://tinyurl.com/y2cz9r7c

19/09/2025

A bold take on the attacks against identity politics.This isn’t just an opinion. It’s a razor-sharp analysis of the intellectual laziness behind the attacks on race, gender, and lived experience in today’s political discourse 📖 Read it here → https://tinyurl.com/3xtykyrx

09/09/2025

If you can accept identity when it’s used to control access—but reject it when it’s used to demand fairness—that’s not just hypocrisy. That’s stupidity, weaponized.

Every now and then, pop culture gives us a phrase so deceptively simple, so wrapped in rural charm, that we fail to see the philosophical sledgehammer behind