South Carolina is one of two states without a state hate crimes law, and many people say it’s time for that to change. Toward ...

Columbia passed the ban 4-3 in 2021. It was supported by doctors and LGBTQ residents, but opposed by many faith leaders.

Citizens from across the state will gather at the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday for a “Hands Around the Statehouse” rally. The event, organized by Palmetto Hope ...

The Rev. Hodges was known for his community activism and spearheaded an effort to create a monument to abolitionist Harriet Tubman ...

The deep history of the Penn Center, a former school for enslaved West Africans, and its connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today, racism in this country is still a central force that progressives are working to change. We are, after all, living in a period when authoritarianism, racism, and incipient fascism are all on ...

By: Guy Gugliotta       SC Daily Gazette The first words of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution tell us that “all persons born or naturalized?

The Trump administration has put a freeze on over $1 billion in federal funding from Cornell University, as well as another $790 million from Northwestern University over potential civil rights ...

Mikal Mahdi is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina for the 2004 murder of a police officer. Mahdi's attorneys are seeking a reprieve, citing his troubled childhood ...

WSAV Savannah Beaufort park to honor first black civil war soldiers in South Carolina Posted: April 8, 2025 | Last updated: April 8, 2025 The city of Beaufort, South Carolina is planning to turn ...

For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota ... was a violation of civil rights law because it included requirements related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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