Horry County in South Carolina is quickly becoming the deepest red area in the Palmetto State. Consider, for instance, that no opposing parties currently occupy a seat on the Horry County Council or the Horry County Schools Board of Education. In many cases, no member of an opposing party was even on the ballot. In 2020,…
Editor’s Note: Due to pressure from right wing residents of Horry County stating the resolution should not have been passed under a consent agenda, the Horry County Council rescinded resolution R-51-2022 declaring June as Pride Month at their June 7 meeting. HCDP is appalled at the decision of the Council as they continue in their…
In spite of the great gains of the U.S. women’s movement over the past century, there are still many areas where sex equality is lacking. For example, women are still paid 82 cents on a man’s dollar — more than $400,000 lost wages over the course of a career. And that’s just the tip of…
The Black Lives Matter movement, born of the brutal police murders of Black men, has grown to become a dynamic force in the U.S., and is a continuation of the civil rights movement for racial acceptance, fair treatment, and equal opportunity.
But, before we can understand the necessity of a criminal justice reform movement like Black…