Join us THIS Thursday to hear @bchadphd speak at Greenville Branch @NAACP Community Conversation. It will be streaming live on @CityGreenville Facebook Page at 7PM EST!
6 years ago today, these 9 human beings were murdered in a white supremacist terrorist attack inside Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Never forget.
Educate for change.
Be for truth & love.
I’m praying for the families & friends of the beloved #Emanuel9.
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One step forward for justice in the Black community, followed by *3* tragic steps backwards! While we celebrate justice for George Floyd verdict, we are mourning for *3* more lives stolen by reckless police killing off our community. This can not remain the norm!
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Finally!! One step towards justice for Black people! We have more work to do! Prayers to the Floyd family and all those executed by the hand of law enforcement! BCS & Associates stands with you!!!
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A killer targeting Asian-owned spas is a hate crime. Yet, the killer gets a favorable rewrite due to differential treatment that is hurtful yet transparent. Police publicly excused a "bad day" & worked not to injur him. More news on his mental health than of the 8 lives he ended.
BCS & Associates stands in solidarity with our Asian brothers and sisters. We extend our support and sympathy to the family, friends and communities impacted. Our commitment to cultivating deep diversity and cultural competency align with the current movement to #stopasiainhate.
John Lewis (1940-2020) was inspired by MLK Jr. to join the civil rights movement. He was a Freedom Rider, spoke at the March on Washington and led the Bloody Sunday Demonstration. He was elected to Congress in 1986 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
Hazel Dorothy Scott was a jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was the first Black woman to host her own show. The gifted and popular performer dazzled audiences in the U.S. and abroad with her jazzy renditions of classical works.
Patricia Bath is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology in 1973. Bath co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. In 1986, she invented the Laserphaco Probe and was the first African American female doctor to receive a patent.
Musician, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte joined the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. He was one of MLK, Jr.'s closest confidants. Over the years he organized demonstrations, raised money and contributed his personal funds to keep movement activities going.
Joanne bland is the co-founder and former director of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Alabama. Bland was a highly active participant in the Civil Rights Movement and was the youngest person to be jailed during any civil rights demonstration of the time.