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Celebrating Black Excellence in Winthrop Faculty
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Celebrating Black Excellence in Winthrop Faculty

February is Black History Month, but These Dedicated Individuals Shape Young Minds Year-Round. Special Report Written By Mia Molfetta staff writer, Daniel Cocklin staff writer, Leanna Sheffield staff writer Written By Mia Molfetta, staff writer Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight is a well-known, loved Associate Professor within the community here at Winthrop. She has been here for about 8 years now, teaching History and African American Studies.  Dr. Dixon-McKnight has published several works throughout the time she has been teaching at Winthrop. Her newest published piece is a book called “We Paved the Way,” where she discusses black women and the Charleston Hospital Workers Campaign from 1969. She also directed Project 2020: A Collab of Oral History, which explored ...