Students at a historic HBCU in South Carolina protested their school’s choice of commencement speaker, the right-wing lieutenant governor of the state.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette once again responded a day after being removed as the commencement speaker at South Carolina State University.

In a statement released Tuesday, university President Alexander Conyers said the school decided “to move in a different direction” for commencement.

South Carolina State University announced Wednesday evening that South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette will no longer speak at the school's spring commencement.

The university president announced the decision yesterday, prompted by student opposition to Evette’s stance on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.

Students complain she support Trump, opposes DEI South Carolina State University disinvited its commencement speaker, the state’s Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, following backlash from

State representatives sent a letter to Ways and Means Committee Chair Bruce Bannister calling for the cut funding from South Carolina State University after the school rescinded its invitation to Lt.

South Carolina State University  (SC State) receives threats to pull its funding by the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.

People took to the South Carolina State House on Friday for protests as part of May Day.

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is hosting a gubernatorial forum and reception at the South Carolina State Museum. Participants include Republican candidates Congresswoman Nancy Mace. Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Attorney General Alan Wilson, Congressman Ralph Norman, and Democratic candidate and State Representative Jermaine Johnson.