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• Creative Entrepreneurship Core Classes at RCPL

  • Start
    Tuesday, September 10, 2019
  • End
    Tuesday, March 31, 2020
  • Location
    RCPL Branches

  Creative Entrepreneurship Core Classes
  Are offered throughout the year, these classes will provide general creative entrepreneurship education for all adults who strive to create a business in the creative arts. The core classes are part of the Master Class series and are open to all adults. Classes are taught throughout the year at various Richland Library locations. CHECK THE CALENDAR for the location of each class topic closest to you (Scroll to bottom of page for Core Curriculum class calendars). Classes are Free. 

  Core Curriculum Classes: 

  • Entrepreneurial Vision Boards
    
  • Business 101
  • Design Thinking
  • Financial Management 101

  
  

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• 24th Annual Listervelt Middleton Lecture Series

  • When
    Thursday, February 20, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Benedict College Ponder Fine Arts Little Theater, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC

  Black And Beautiful In The Ancient World, February 20
  The  24th Annual Listervelt Middleton Lecture Series welcomes back Author, Historian, Photojournalist and Travel Guide Runolo Rashidi as the keynot speaker, Thursday, Feburary 20 at the Benedict College Ponder Fine Arts Little Theater, 1600 Harden Street, Columbia, SC from 7 - 9 p.m. FLYER Sponsored by The Kemetic Institute for Health and Human Development and the organizations of the Catalyst Mbongi. This is a free event. Donations welcome to support other Catalyst Mbongi events.
  

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• Kimberly Drew and "Black Futures"

  • When
    Thursday, February 27, 2020
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC

  Kimberly Drew and "Black Futures," February 27
  

  Kimberly Drew, curator, activist and author of “Black Futures," Free and open to the public, 6-8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. EXHIBIT INFO

  In partnership with the University of South Carolina’s School of Visual Art & Design and the Department of African American Studies, the Friends of African American Art & Culture hosts an evening with Kimberly Drew. Learn about her experiences in creative careers and how she champions Black art and culture and advocates for radical art access.

  Drew is a curator, activist, and author of soon-to-be released Black Futures, an anthology of contemporary Black experiences, and This Is What I Know About Art, part of a young adult series featuring big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. She most recently worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and has been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Glamour.

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• Temple Study Group

  • When
    Thursday, February 27, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online with Zoom Video Conferencing

  Temple Study Group
  The Temple Study Group meets bi-weekly, every 2nd and 4th Thursday via the web using the social media app ZOOM. Discussion of books and articles related to African history, culture and theology.

  • You MUST contact Baba Derrick to get activated for the study group, 803-553-3357
  • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Using the mobile/desktop app ZOOM. The Zoom app can be downloaded using any mobile device or computer

  
  

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• Temple Study Group

  • When
    Thursday, March 12, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online with Zoom Video Conferencing

  Temple Study Group
  The Temple Study Group meets bi-weekly, every 2nd and 4th Thursday via the web using the social media app ZOOM. Discussion of books and articles related to African history, culture and theology.

  • You MUST contact Baba Derrick to get activated for the study group, 803-553-3357
  • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Using the mobile/desktop app ZOOM. The Zoom app can be downloaded using any mobile device or computer

  
  

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• Friday Film Screening at the Temple

  • When
    Friday, March 20, 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    564 Sharpe Road, Columbia, SC

  Friday Film Screening: March 20
  The Temple's film screening series will feature a film about African and African American culture and history followed by a discussion. Join us. . .  at Krst Universal Temple, 564 Sharpe Road @ 6:30 p.m. with a discussion to follow. All are invited to bring a food item to share with the group. 

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• Temple Study Group

  • When
    Thursday, March 26, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online with Zoom Video Conferencing

  Temple Study Group
  The Temple Study Group meets bi-weekly, every 2nd and 4th Thursday via the web using the social media app ZOOM. Discussion of books and articles related to African history, culture and theology.

  • You MUST contact Baba Derrick to get activated for the study group, 803-553-3357
  • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Using the mobile/desktop app ZOOM. The Zoom app can be downloaded using any mobile device or computer

  
  

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• ASCAC 37th Annual Conference

  • Start
    Thursday, April 02, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Sunday, April 05, 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Los Angeles Southwest College 1600 West Imperial Highway Los Angeles, CA 90047-4899

  ASCAC 37th Annual Conference, April 2-5
  Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations 37^th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, South West College, Los Angeles, CA. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
  

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• Temple Study Group

  • When
    Thursday, April 09, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online with Zoom Video Conferencing

  Temple Study Group
  The Temple Study Group meets bi-weekly, every 2nd and 4th Thursday via the web using the social media app ZOOM. Discussion of books and articles related to African history, culture and theology.

  • You MUST contact Baba Derrick to get activated for the study group, 803-553-3357
  • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Using the mobile/desktop app ZOOM. The Zoom app can be downloaded using any mobile device or computer

  
  

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• NABSW 52nd Annual Conference

  • Start
    Tuesday, April 14, 2020
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, April 18, 2020
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Place, Detroit, MI 48243

  NABSW 52nd Annual Conference, April 14-18
  National Association of Black Social Workers 52^nd Annual Conference. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Place, Detroit, MI 48243. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

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• Friday Film Screening at the Temple

  • When
    Friday, April 17, 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    564 Sharpe Road, Columbia, SC

  Friday Film Screening: April 17
  The Temple's film screening series will feature a film about African and African American culture and history followed by a discussion. Join us. . .  at Krst Universal Temple, 564 Sharpe Road @ 6:30 p.m. with a discussion to follow. All are invited to bring a food item to share with the group. 

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• Temple Study Group

  • When
    Thursday, April 23, 2020
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online with Zoom Video Conferencing

  Temple Study Group
  The Temple Study Group meets bi-weekly, every 2nd and 4th Thursday via the web using the social media app ZOOM. Discussion of books and articles related to African history, culture and theology.

  • You MUST contact Baba Derrick to get activated for the study group, 803-553-3357
  • 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Using the mobile/desktop app ZOOM. The Zoom app can be downloaded using any mobile device or computer

  
  

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• 20th Anniversary - Krst Universal Temple

  • When
    Saturday, May 16, 2020
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Richland County Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Rd, Columbia, SC 29223

  20th Anniversary Celebration - May 16: Krst Universal Temple will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Saturday, May 16 at the Adult Activity Center on Parkland Road. Save The Date. We hope that you will be able to help has celebrate. Invitations will be mailed February 22. To make sure that you get your invitation, update your contact information HERE.

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