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Awareness: Black Equestrians

Awareness: The past and present history of Black Equestrians

Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
History of Black Equestrians

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Awareness: Local woman on a mission to teach Black women how to farm through FarmaSis movement

Awareness: Local woman on a mission to teach Black women how to farm through FarmaSis movement

Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 7:56 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness, Billie Jean Shaw goes one-on-one with South Carolina’s Woman Farmer of the Year, Bonita Clemons.

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Awareness: Roots of the Gullah Geechee language

Awareness: Roots of the Gullah Geechee Language

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 12:30 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
The roots of the Gullah Geeche language.

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Awareness: S.C.'s First Black-Owned Bank part 2

Awareness: The History of South Carolina’s First Black Owned Bank

Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Awareness: The History of South Carolina’s First Black Owned Bank.

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Awareness: Restoring Pleasant Grove School

Awareness: The history and future of Pleasant Grove, Clarendon County’s first public school for black students

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 10:56 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
A rural unincorporated community in Clarendon County that sits about nine miles outside of Manning is home to the county’s first public school for Black students.

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Awareness: S.C. Civil Rights Museum

Awareness: Cecil Williams, Renowned Civil Rights Photographer 

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 1:57 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Awareness: Cecil Williams, Renowned Civil Rights Photographer
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Awareness is celebrating Black History month and highlighting WIS' Rick Henry

Awareness featuring Rick Henry: South Carolina’s first Black T.V. Sports Director

Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 12:31 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Celebrating Black History in the Midlands.

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Awareness: Celebrating Black History Month and our local Black history makers across the Midlands

Awareness celebrates Black History Month: Attorney I.S. Leevy Johnson

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 9:53 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Tune into ‘Awareness,’ weekly on Sundays at 11 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.

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Exotic band hosts Christmas Gala in Orangeburg Counyt

Awareness: Orangeburg band to host their annual Christmas Eve Gala, Local painter lands national deal with hotel chain

Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 4:46 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Awareness is a local program that focuses on issues facing South Carolina and its communities.

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Awareness: local woman creates Black culture themed board games honoring 90s' sitcoms

Awareness: local woman creates Black culture-themed board games honoring ‘90s sitcoms

Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 3:55 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Host Billie Jean Shaw met a local Columbia woman who has created Black culture-themed board games that’s bringing families together for some good old-fashion fun!

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Awareness: Former inmate helps youth avoid jail time

Awareness: From convicted murderer to youth advocate - how one local man is helping youth prevent jail

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 8:55 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week’s guests include a former inmate who’s sharing details on his journey from to a free man, plus Dominion Energy is offering high schoolers careers without the need for a degree.

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Awareness: The rise of education in the black community

Awareness: Education in the Black community, erasing negative statistics

Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 9:21 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness we are focusing on education in the Black community. In an article by The Brookings Institution, the organization once wrote.

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Awareness: Happy Juneteenth, celebrating freedom day

Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 10:08 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.

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Awareness: The impact of automation on rural towns

Awareness: The future of automation and it’s impact on rural areas

Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 11:18 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Dr. Patrick Dicks joins us for this week’s ‘Awareness’ to discuss the future of automation.

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WIS Awareness-Free Statewide Meals Over The Summer For Students

Awareness: Free Resources for SC students heading into summer

Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 11:14 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness, Billie Jean Shaw sits down with officials from the department as they break down how families can sign up for free tutoring services and the summer meals program.

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WIS Awareness

Awareness: Local couple earns doctorate degrees together, Black Expo returns for the 25th year

Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 11:40 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness, Billie Jean Shaw sits down with a local couple who received their PHDs from a Midlands college as they share their journey to higher education.

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How to make lemonade

Awareness: Black-owned businesses owned by young black female entrepreneurs

Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:07 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on ‘Awareness,’ Billie Jean Shaw is highlighting Black-owned businesses with a twist.... black-owned businesses owned by young black female entrepreneurs.

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Black Boy Joy is all about acknowledging the struggle, building esteem and claiming that space...

Awareness: Celebrating Black Boy Joy!

Updated: Mar. 20, 2022 at 12:51 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week’s show is dedicated to Black Boy Joy. You may have seen the hashtag floating around social media but what exactly does it mean?

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Billie Jean Shaw spoke with Anthony Hamilton on Awareness March 13, 2022.

Awareness: One-on-one with R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, honoring the first Black Female Captain in Columbia

Updated: Mar. 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week’s show was action packed with several phenomenal guests.

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Awareness: Recruiting black male teachers, free HIV/AIDS Resources

Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness, in two separate interviews Billie Jean Shaw goes one-on-one with two community organizations aiming to bring awareness about the need for more black male teachers and resources for those infected with HIV and AIDS in the Midlands.

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Gullah Geechee heritage

Awareness: Honoring icons of Black History

Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 9:43 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
On this week’s show we continue to honor the icons of Black history.

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WIS 10 Awareness

Awareness: Celebrating Black History Month

Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 9:55 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Some of the prominent figures of Black History Month are civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, abolitionist Harriet Tubman, scientist George Washington Carver, and America’s first black president Barack Obama. But what about here at home?

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Joining Billie Jean Shaw on this week’s show is James Patrick and Curteeshia Bell of Aspire...

Awareness: Being fit is it! How to go into 2022 with a healthier lifestyle

Updated: Dec. 13, 2021 at 5:57 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Joining Billie Jean Shaw on this week’s show is James Patrick and Curteeshia Bell of Aspire Fitness.

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Awareness: November is National Adoption & National Hip-Hop History month

Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 11:00 PM EST
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By Billie Jean Shaw
Billie Jean Shaw talks about two notable celebrations in November.

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Awareness: Halloween

Awareness: Happy Halloween!

Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 5:49 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
In this week’s show, we break down why you can still dress up in creative costumes but still avoid cultural appropriation.

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Buy a Blizzard treat Thursday to help save children’s lives.

Dairy Queen hosting ‘Miracle Treat Day’ to help save children’s lives

Updated: Oct. 28, 2021 at 5:30 AM EDT
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By Jennifer Lifsey
Thursday, Oct. 28 is your chance to grab a treat for a good cause.

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Columbia leaders talk voting, absence of a hate crime bill in SC, and unsolved murders in...

Awareness: Columbia leaders talk voting, absence of a hate crime bill in SC, and unsolved murders in Columbia

Updated: Oct. 26, 2021 at 7:49 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
From Columbia’s mayoral race to the status of the hate crime bill in South Carolina to the nearly two-dozen unsolved murders in Columbia, stay in the know with this week’s ‘Awareness’ show.

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Awareness: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Updated: Oct. 11, 2021 at 10:24 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
This week on Awareness, Billie Jean Shaw discusses signs of breast cancer and prevention tips.

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It was responsible for more than 47,500 deaths in 2019. That is one death every 11 minutes.

Awareness: Suicide Awareness Prevention

Updated: Oct. 3, 2021 at 7:44 PM EDT
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By Billie Jean Shaw
It was responsible for more than 47,500 deaths in 2019. That is one death every 11 minutes.
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