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Check out Aubria Greene and all she is doing to continue supporting the community!

Happy Friday Koalas! As we continue to spotlight members of our community throughout Black History Month our next spotlight is a Columbia College Alum, Aubria Greene!

“My name is Aubria Greene and I am a proud alumnae of the Class of 2020. Since graduating from Columbia College, I landed a position at Kelly Services in their educational sector as a Recruiting Strategist. In this role I recruited substitute teachers for the Rock Hill, Chester, and York school districts. I also served in my second year as the Head JV Girls Basketball Coach at Blythewood High School, which the high school I graduated from in 2016. I will be moving to Atlanta to pursue my dream of being an actress as well as other endeavors. Being that my dream is to become an actress, I have accumulated over 200,000 followers on TikTok where I do different acting/impersonations videos. I have also starred in a local play titled, “Mirror Talk” and will be featuring in another local play “I Need a Man” with WOW Productions.

I accredit much of my success to my father, my community, and my college for instilling in my all the essential tools I needed to become a successful black woman.”

"This year, the theme of Black History Month is African American health and wellness. That's according to the group that helped found Black History Month, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)."

Check out this article full of great resources like blackdoctor.org, Outdoor Afro, Black Men Heal, and BeTheMatch.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/11/us/iyw-black-history-month-health-wellness/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1N8Q40j_YccZFburTWZZqDTl0Rhx1Qbrm9TSsmEDrq8pwHSlAWoUzKAMc

The organization behind Black History Month makes health & wellness a top priority for 2022. Here are ways to get started As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage on, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History is using Black History Month as an opportunity to put a focus on Black health and wellness.

Register ASAP for the commemorative celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, January 14, 1:30 PM - 4:00PM.
https://tiny.cc/MLKatCC

SC Pride is this weekend! You will not want to miss the Family Pride events this year! Check out details below.

Family Pride - Famously Hot SC Pride SC Pride is committed to inclusion for all, including LGBT and ally parents and their children! We have partnered with Harriet Hancock LGBT Center and

Resource Update: **Free COVID-19 Testing in Columbia, SC**
DHEC-Tour Health - DHEC Parking Lot (2600 Bull St.)
**Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are available at this testing site.**

https://www.tourhealth.com/

Dates and Times
8/31 Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9/1 Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9/2 Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9/3 Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
9/4 Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
9/5 Sunday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
9/6 Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Further Information
Please pre-register using the link. Pre-Registration Strongly Recommended but Not Required. Wait times at all sites vary and patients are seen in the order that they arrive. Pre-registration will help to reduce your wait time at the site.

**Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are now available at this testing site. Preregistration is highly recommended, but not required. You can register for a vaccination appointment at https://www.impacthealth.com/scc19vaccine**

Appointment Needed: No
Referral Needed: No
Pediatric Testing Available: Yes - All Ages

TourHealth Solutions | Community COVID-19 Testing Designed to accelerate COVID-19 testing in communities across the country, our testing solution uses proven scalable processes and technology to ensure seamless, quick and secure testing.

Hope everyone has a joyous Eid al-Adha!

A few points of information on this holiday from Encyclopedia Britannica, the BBC Bitesize, and the NYTimes:
~ Eid al-Adha, or Eid ul-Adha, is the second of two great Muslim festivals, the other being Eid al-Fitr.
~ Begins on the evening of Monday 19 July and ends on the evening of Friday 23 July and marks the culmination of the hajj (pilgrimage) rites at Minā, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca, yet is also celebrated at home by Muslims worldwide.
~ Eid al-Adha is a time for visiting with friends and family where gifts are often exchanged and large meals with meat are consumed.
~ Eid ul-Adha celebrates when the prophet Ibrahim dreamed a message from Allah asking him to sacrifice his son Isma'il as an act of obedience to God. Just after overcoming temptation from the devil to disobey, Ibrahim was stopped by Allah and given a ram to sacrifice instead of his son.
~ Does this sound similar to those familiar with the story of Abraham and Isaac in the Judeo-Christian tradition? As scholars remind us, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are Abrahamic faiths.

Plenty of resources right at our fingertips! Share and Learn:

Black History Month on SCETV | South Carolina ETV This month SCETV celebrates Black History Month. Look below for upcoming programming.

Black History Month in Columbia SC Black History runs throughout Columbia SC. Take time to explore it this February.

Free Income Tax Assistance!

Free Income Tax Assistance | The Cooperative Ministry IRS-trained and certified volunteers serve at multiple locations across the greater Midlands to provide free income tax assistance to thousands of individuals.

DiversiTea Dialogue event this Thursday at 12:30pm. Please register at https://tiny.cc/DiversiTea24