Columbia Standard

Richland County schools pass mask mandate for its elementary, middle schools

By Alexus Barnhart | Aug 29, 2021

Richland County students are being welcomed back into in-person classes with the reintroduction of a mask mandate across elementary and middle schools.

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day brings attention to the income equality Black women face

By Alexus Barnhart | Aug 15, 2021

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day took place Aug. 3, marking the exact day Black women in America reached equal wages to non-Hispanic males in the workforce for the previous year.