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Last night, protests erupt in Rochester, NY over a newly released video showing a black man suffocating to death in March after cops put a ‘spit hood’ over his head and pressed his face down [...]

Ms. Pearlie Harris worked as an educator for over 32 years. She was a pioneer in the state’s school system, serving as the only Black teacher at an all-white school, except for one Black child, [...]

Today is the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington. The march advocated for the civil and economic rights for African Americans. Standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther [...]

South Carolina is one of three states in the country without a formal law protecting citizens from hate crimes. Having a hate crime law would enhance any punishment for a criminal offense if [...]

Optus Bank, an African American bank based in Columbia, SC, announced that they are the first bank to receive $50 million in deposits from PayPal. The money is part of the company’s $530 million [...]

Milwaukee Bucks star Kris Middleton, who graduated from Porter Gaud in Charleston, released a statement yesterday regarding the Jacob Black shooting as the NBA postponed playoff games for [...]

On Friday, August 21, another black man was killed by police. This time it was in Lafayette, LA.  Trayford Pellerin, 31, was in the convenient store parking lot when officers attempted to [...]

We are sending healing thoughts and prayers to Jacob Blake who was shot at least seven times in the back by police officers Sunday night in Wisconsin, while his children watched. By the grace of [...]

Joe Biden has formally accepted the Democratic Party Nomination for President of the United States. We are reminded of the times when Mr. Biden visited Mother Emanuel Church. During one visit, he [...]

Many thanks to MetalSmiths for Change for donating over $2100. This generous contribution will help build the memorial and the social justice programs we are working on to help eradicate hate and [...]