COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Graduation season is here, and Billie Jean Shaw is highlighting the achievements of two graduates in Orangeburg County whose stories have gone viral. Billie Jean Shaw introduces ...

A few years ago, Linwood Riddick, of Summerville, S.C., recently learned of the 1968 "Orangeburg Massacre" protest at South Carolina State University, during which three Black students were killed.

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Orangeburg, South Carolina — New York native Linwood Riddick could have spent his golden years in Summerville, South Carolina, tickling the ivories or whatever else tickled his fancy. But instead, the ...

But instead, the 79-year-old retired shop owner has spent the last six years poring over textbooks and dragging himself to class at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, relentless in his ...

Linwood Riddick didn't enroll at South Carolina State University, an Orangeburg, South Carolina, HBCU, in pursuit of a career. Instead, he came seeking clarity, a renewed sense of purpose, and a way ...

Linwood Riddick, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran, graduated from South Carolina State with a music industry degree. He served in the Navy, had a business career, and was active in the university choir.

When you think of college graduates, you typically think of the next generation of leaders who are young, fresh, and vibrant. Senior citizens are certainly not the first group to come to mind. One man ...