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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are excited to launch this series exploring the connections between the past, present, and future — believing that knowing more about the former will inform how we navigate the latter. Whether you join online or in-person, we invite you to be part of the conversation.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Did you know Harriet Hancock is related to Modjeska Monteith Simkins? In this video from 2015, she talks about how she found out and why the connection makes her proud.

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Harriet Hancock discovers she is kin to Modjeska Monteith Simkins

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Have some fun with us at GROW tonight at our 4th-Thursday blues workshop. Ceasar will be joined by Marv Ward, known for playing Piedmont blues. No cover charge. We'll be at 1340 Elmwood Ave between 7:30 and 10:30. Join us!

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Free screening of the film classic tonight at 7pm. All are welcome.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We will be tabling all day at Jubilee, then hosting poetry and music tonight at GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia. Come see us!

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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.

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Modjeska Simkins School wraps two-month Afrikan history series | NetNews

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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.

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Progressive Network board nominates Executive Director Brett Bursey for state’s highest civilian honor | NetNews

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026

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...

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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

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Political Bill SC @politicalbillsc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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!

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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."

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

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

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Disability history has been widely suppressed to the extent it rarely even gets mentioned when talking about the past. Huge congrats to Prof. David Turner for his groundbreaking deep dive, A History of Resistance. Out this week: www.waterstones.com/book/disabil...

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Join us for our 1st-Thursday jazz workshop tonight 8-10 at GROW. Got talent? Sit in with the band for a tune or two.

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Enrollment is now open for our seven-lecture series on Afrikan history led by Dr. Burnett Kwadwo Gallman. This course is a special presentation of the Modjeska Simkins School. Scan the QR code or click the link for details. www.scpronet.com/modjeskascho...

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Clip from last night's Modjeska Simkins School class of former director of Move to Amend. He tracked the evolution of corporate power in the U.S. and the consequences of money driving our core institutions. #PeopleOverProfit

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

GROW has new hours and has added a regular open mic night. Tonight it's blues. Come shake your tail feathers with us! #CultureMatters #MusicHeals

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Back by popular demand, we are hosting our 2nd open mic night on June 9. Posting early so you have time to get your act together. Sing a song, play a tune, recite an original poem. Show us whatcha got!

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We made this video six years ago. Our SC Fair Maps campaign was a good idea then. It's an even better idea now. #Redistricting #SCPolitics #RiggedSystem youtu.be/1n-7LlhYT7k?...

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Unrig the system. End gerrymandering in SC

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Big thanks to our volunteers for picking up trash today in our neighborhood (no, not our sell-out politicians). It's our way of giving back to the community and to the good folks who share our corner of Columbia. Ms. Simkins would be pleased. #CommunityMatters

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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

164 years after Robert Smalls’ escape from slavery, SC legislators celebrate planned monument scdailygazette.com/2026/05/13/1... Look at the racist Republicans show up to have their picture taken behind Democratic Sen. Margie Bright Matthews.

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164 years after Robert Smalls' escape from slavery, SC legislators celebrate planned monument • SC Daily Gazette

Legislators called for donations to actually build the statue, which is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million.

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Better Ballot SC @betterballotsc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🧵Safe seats lead to elections being decided in the primaries. When elections are decided in the primaries, the candidates become more extreme and don't represent the vast majority of voters. Read for more: civicmedia.us/shows/civic-... #RankedChoiceVoting #MoreChoiceMoreVoice

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to CNN about effort by GOP to redistrict in South Carolina: "Be very careful what you pray for. Because I believe - when they finish with the redistricting - there will be the possibility of at least 3 Democrats getting elected here in South Carolina"

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SC Progressive Network @scpronet.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Last night's class on US imperialism and the Vietnam War was a tough one. Lessons from that era are especially relevant now. What is your responsibility? It's a question worth asking.

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