Richard Reid

Isle of Man, London

CEO - Pinnacle Wellbeing Services ▪️ Author ▪️ Keynote Speaker ▪️ Media Spokesman ▪️ Coaching Psychologist ▪️ Trauma Expert

Articles

Women’s History Month In Orangeburg - Irene Myers left legacy in education

4 weeks ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

Throughout our lives in the great County of Orangeburg, there have been many women who have fulfilled vital roles and positions. From slavery to integration, both the white and Black women have moved parallel within their communities to serve our people. Dr. Irene Harvey Myers was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to Virgil Harvey and Van Ray Kenney Harvey. She was a graduate of Limestone College and the University of South Carolina, with a master's degree and, later on, a PhD.
Women’s History Month: An upcoming leader In education

1 month ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

In the world of education, there some individuals who are naturally cut out and set to be a teacher. This trend has been in operation for a very long time. There is no doubt, these people hold a special role within the entire scope of the educational society in which we live.
The Four Aces Whist Club Of Orangeburg

2 months ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

In 1975, a group of Black men got together and organized a card-playing club here in Orangeburg known as, “The Four Aces Whist Club.” In this year of 2025, the card game of whist marked the 50th year of the club's history. It was started with 10 men in our community, who enjoyed playing the game. When they began, the first president of the group was Everett Capers. That year, they played in the kitchen of his home.
Black History Month - State College professor was first Black cadet at West Point

2 months ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

In 1984, I began researching the life of the first Blacks to attend the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy at Annapolis. I was overwhelmed to learn that South Carolina was home to these “firsts.”James Webster Smith, a former slave from Columbia who later taught at what is now South Carolina State University, enrolled at West Point in 1870, and John Henry Conyers of Charleston started at the Naval Academy in 1872.
The Four Aces Whist Club Of Orangeburg

2 months ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

Since the year of 1975, a group of black men got together and organized a card-playing club here in Orangeburg known as, “The Four Aces Whist Club.” In this year of 2025, the card game of whist marked the 50th year of the club's history. It was started with 10 men in our community, who enjoyed playing the game. When they began, the first president of the group was Everett Capers. That year, they played in the kitchen of his home.
Black History Month - Robinson helped integrate Orangeburg schools

2 months ago | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

On Dec. 7, 2024, our Lord and Savior decided to call home the name of Tyrone Romero Robinson. His name is marked in the annals of Orangeburg, South Carolina history as being one of the first Black students to integrate the all-white Orangeburg High School in 1964. He departed this life leaving a sister, Lynn Robinson Miller, a brother, Elton Robinson, and a host of family and friends. From 1704 until 1865, the mass majority of Blacks were enslaved by whites in the County of Orangeburg.
Clamping down on quack counsellors

Jan 22, 2025 | lawgazette.co.uk | Malcolm Johnson |Richard Reid

There is an urgent need for direct and comprehensive regulation of counsellors, therapists and ‘complementary practitioners’, argue Malcolm Johnson and Richard ReidLast year’s case of a therapist, Michael Lousada, who was successfully sued by a patient for sexual abuse, demonstrates the dangers that abound in the therapeutic community. The case underscores the urgent need to effectively regulate therapists in the UK.
Life and times of John Stroman

Nov 5, 2024 | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

On Sunday Oct. 6, 2024, our Lord and Savior called home civil rights activist John Wesley Stroman of Orangeburg. John lived to become 81 years of age. Stroman was born on Nov. 25, 1942, in Orangeburg to Johnetta Maxwell and Moses Clay Stroman. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, John and Emma Maxwell. Stroman was educated in the public schools of Savannah, Georgia, and graduated from the Beech High School in 1960.
The Vibrations Band and Show: Our last gig together

Sep 13, 2024 | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

Starting in 1972, The Vibrations Band and Show has been an entertainment organization for the Orangeburg community, South Carolina, and several other states in our nation. On Saturday, June 8, 2024, The Vibrations Band performed their last show in Columbia at the Granary Event Center. The band got its start at the “Pinkney House” on U.S. Highway 601 (Magnolia Street) in the city of Orangeburg, where they were based.
Willington Academy: 2nd Orangeburg private school opened in 1970

May 10, 2024 | thetandd.com | Richard Reid

The Willington Academy got started in the year 1970 as the second private school in Orangeburg. In 1964, Wade Hampton Academy opened its doors as a new private school for whites only, beginning the era of private schools got started in Orangeburg. The fact that Orangeburg High was being integrated by Black students because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 1954 played a vital role in the development of the first private school in Orangeburg.