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Horry County African American Issues Forum: Reparations and Black Class Differences

Above Photo: Shakedra Jenerette, Alester Linton-Pryor and Brandon Counts By V. Susan Hutchinson Editor’s Note: On February 5 a small group of African American community activists and leaders came together at the Horry County Democratic Party Office (HCDP)in Conway for a candid discussion on issues affecting African Americans. This article is the last in a 4-part…

Horry County African American Issues Forum: Education and the Racial Wealth Gap

Above Photo: Shakedra Jenerette, Alester Linton-Pryor and Brandon Counts By V. Susan Hutchinson Editor’s Note: On February 5 a small group of African American community activists and leaders came together at the Horry County Democratic Party Office (HCDP) in Conway for an open discussion on issues affecting African Americans. This is the 3rd in a series…

Horry County African American Issues Forum: Voting the Black Agenda

Above Photo: Shakedra Jenerette, Alester Linton-Pryor and Brandon Counts By V. Susan Hutchinson Editor’s Note: On February 5 a small group of African American community activists and leaders came together at the Horry County Democratic Party Office (HCDP)in Conway for a candid discussion on issues affecting African Americans. This article continues the series that began with…

Horry County African American Issues Forum: The Age Of Trump

Above Photo: Shakedra Jenerette, Alester Linton-Pryor and Brandon Counts By V. Susan Hutchinson Editor’s Note: On February 5, a small group of African American community activists and leaders came together at the Horry County Democratic Party Office (HCDP) in Conway. The reason? To have a candid discussion on issues affecting African Americans not only in…

Horry Democrats Host African American Issues Forum

Above Photo: Shakedra Jenerette, Alester Linton-Pryor and Brandon Counts On February 5, 2020 HCDP brought together a group of community leaders and activists from across Horry County, with special attendance by Pastor Thomas Dixon of Charleston. The discussion was moderated by Dameion B. Fowler, activist and founder of PISB Publications, who led the discussion that focused…
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The Hate and Disrespect From Our Representatives in Washington

By V. Susan Hutchinson Hate and disrespect are now two cornerstones of the Republican Party. The pure, unadulterated hatred of all things Democratic, I believe, began with Donald Trump, who Tweets constantly about “fake news”, perfect phone calls and his enemies, of which he has many. If any of his fellow Republicans or cabinet members fail…

Stop Horry County From Becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary

By Scott Pleasant UPDATE: Horry County Council will conduct the second reading of  the "Second-Amendment Sanctuary" ordinance on Tuesday, March 10th at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers located in the Horry County Government & Justice Center, 1301 2nd Avenue in Conway.  »View Calendar Event for more information. At their next meeting on Tuesday, February…

Poll Watchers: The Eyes of Democracy

By Steven Hamelman Keeping Close Watch Since the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, American citizens need to keep close watch on the government at all times. Only through such watchfulness will our freedoms survive authoritarianism, apathy, and outside attack (e.g., Russian intervention). The most important of our freedoms is the right to vote. Busy protecting that…