Freed S.C. activist Brittany Martin continues her fight for justice
Brittany Martin, the South Carolina activist who was arrested at a protest following the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, has been released after serving years in prison.
Brittany Martin, the South Carolina activist who was arrested at a protest following the police murder of George Floyd in 2020, has been released after serving years in prison.
Authors, teachers, librarians, students, and civil rights activists held a press conference December 2 calling for an end to the South Carolina Department of Education’s statewide book banning spree.
A recently established book-banning committee will consider removing four books from all South Carolina public school classroom and library collections.
WHAT: Instructional Materials Review Committee meeting
COLUMBIA – On Thursday, October 31, at 1 p.m., a subcommittee of the State Board of Education will embark on the first round of state-sponsored book bans. Of the 11 titles being challenged, an unknown reviewer recommended that 8 be banned and 3 be retained.
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has unlawfully denied young, eligible South Carolinians the opportunity to register to vote, an ACLU of South Carolina inquiry has found.
UPDATE (OCT. 4, 12:00 P.M.): The deadline to register to vote in the General Election has been extended to Monday, Oct. 14.