Wanda Johnson

Deep Winter Blues Hagood Mill Historic Site February 18, 2023 10 am – 4 pm Saturday, February 18th as the Hagood Mill presents “Deep Winter Blues”. The site is open 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Upcountry South Carolina is a historical Mecca for the Blues. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s the streets of Laurens County, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson reverberated with the music of bluesmen/street- preachers as they were strolling with their tin cups extended.

CLEMSON — Clemson University joins the nation in celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month during the next few weeks. Christine Chavez with an image of her grandfather Cesar Chavez shadowing over her. Events begin Thursday with a visit from civil rights activist Christine Chavez, granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers.

Grade school students across the country will soon say ‘goodbye teachers,’ and ‘hello summer break.’ Many of these students are college bound and have in their educational arsenal tools gained from Clemson’s Men of Color National Summit. Summit attendees listening to one of several keynote speakers. Image credit: University Relations The Summit, touted as one of the most impactful higher education events in the Southeast, creates college and career pathways for male students of color.