By Stefan Varner.
The resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry was extremely disappointing as it omitted reference to many Americans who every day suffer the consequences of discrimination and bigotry – the LGBTQ community.
The resolution, which was drafted and adopted following comments by first-year Rep. Ilhan Omar…
Horry County Democratic Chair, Don Kohn is urging all Democrats to register to vote, sign up other voters, and then to vote in all upcoming elections through 2020.
In a news briefing at the Horry County Voter Registration office March 12, Kohn pointed out that South Carolina ranks near the bottom of the 50 states in…
By Bob Gatty.
Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris wowed supporters Friday, March 8 in Myrtle Beach, blasting President Trump for his failures and declaring, "We are better than this. We will fight for who we are."
What originally was planned as a "meet & greet" for Democratic leaders turned into a boisterous, enthusiastic rally, with the…
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate will visit the city as part of a two-day stop in South Carolina. Harris, a U.S. senator in California, is holding a meet-and-greet with Horry County Democrats at Big Mike’s Soul Food at 2 p.m. Friday.
Read more from Myrtle Beach Online here
Pictured above (left to right) Cedric Blain-Spain, Councilman Larry A. White, Nancy Anderson, Rev. Dr. Preston L. McKever-Floyd (seated) and Don Kohn.
Horry County Democrats commemorated Black History Month on February 26 with two outstanding programs at the HCDP office in Conway.
The first featured speaker was Veronica Gerald, assistant professor/director of the Joyner Institute at CCU. Don Kohn, HCDP…
By V. Susan Hutchinson.
In May 2004, the Baltimore Sun wrote an article about Lindsey Graham, the newly elected Senator from South Carolina. George W. Bush was president and there was a Senate investigation into the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad by US military personnel.
The article promotes Graham as a man who had an…
By Bob Gatty.
Demonstrating the true colors of the Trump administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed rescinding rules for payday loans, car-title loans and small-dollar forms of credit, thus deepening the quicksand of such borrowing for desperate consumers.
The agency’s action would kill a rule issued by the CFPB during the Obama administration to…
There is legislation (H 3404) being proposed to allow the 6,400 people living in South Carolina as DACA recipients to have legal status.
Introduced on January 8 and currently being reviewed by the SC House Judiciary Committee, the bill was introduced by Republican Neil Collins and has 16 co-sponsors from both parties.
A companion bill (S0431) pending…
When there is an issue that Trump wants to attack, he will invariably use fear to motivate his base. He will mark the most distorted views and explain them in terms that reflect the wildest conspiracy theories. From the Paris Accords to the Green New Deal, they are explained in the simplest terms, in a…
By Bob Gatty.
Horry County Democratic Party Chair Don Kohn Wednesday night urged Carolina Forest Democrats to jump on board HCDP’s 2019-2020 voter registration campaign and actively participate in other party activities in preparation for the critically important 2020 elections.
“Today is the beginning of the 2020 election cycle,” said Kohn, as he urged every Democrat to…
By HCDP Gun Sense Action Committee.
Why is it so easy for criminals to buy guns?
With a goal of making that question no longer relevant, the HCDP’s Gun Sense Action Committee launched the Keep Myrtle Beach Family Friendly campaign. This campaign aims to generate public support requiring gun shows to do background checks on all gun…
It’s not too soon to begin planning to participate in the 2nd Annual Sen. Dick Elliott Memorial Golf Outing sponsored by Horry County Democratic Party. It will be held June 29 at one of Myrtle Beach’s top golf courses. Watch for details to be posted very soon!
We’re pleased to announce that our Hole-in-One contest at…
By Stefan Varner.
The struggles for African Americans are deep, long and ongoing.
Please take a moment to read about a North Carolina couple’s fight for Equality under the Law here.
Minorities of all stripes recognize both the struggles that African Americans have faced in gaining Equal Civil Rights, but also the need to press forward for the…
By V. Susan Hutchinson.
A few weeks ago, HCDP Chair Don Kohn encouraged me to apply for the 2019 James E. Clyburn Political Fellowship. I had no idea what it was about and when I found out, I thought he was crazy to think I would actually get chosen. Nevertheless, I sent in my application, which…
by David Higham.
As middle and working class people sit down to do their taxes, they see that President Trump's promises are just fairy-tales. Their refunds are smaller than usual, or worse, they owe the IRS more money.
With anger building, there is another local guy we can blame. Our own Congressman, Tom Rice. He helped write…
What is more important? Building a wall that’s supposed to stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the country but really won’t, or using more money to fight dread diseases like childhood cancer?
By Sandra Ferrante-Kohn.
Nothing says love and compassion and caring like a governor — and a president — who think it's OK for religious-based foster care agencies to deny couples the right to care for children if they are same sex or, heaven forbid, not Christian.
You heard that right. That is exactly what Gov. Henry McMaster has done and…
By V. Susan Hutchinson.
Tom Rice, the man representing the 7th Congressional district of South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, is a hypocrite. In fact, his blatant political hypocrisy is on full display in two recent taxpayer financed newsletters emailed to constituents.
One of these updates was posted Jan. 19, just before Martin Luther…
By Don Kohn.
We are living through a historic time, one that our grandchildren will learn about in school and will most likely feel the impact of as they grow into adulthood.
It is a time when the President of the United States, simply out of spite or hate, stupidity, greed or gut feel has made decisions…