On the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the SC Progressive Network held a press conference to mark the occasion and to talk about the work undone. Speakers included Brett Bursey, Rep. Gil...
Harriet Hancock and Modjeska Monteith Simkins share more than a passion for civil rights. They share a family tree rooted in the same Midlands soil. One is from the white Monteiths; the other from ...
On July 4, hundreds gathered to rally for the third time since the racially motivated murders in Charleston to demand lawmakers remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds. Kevin spoke...
As lawmakers in special session deliberate the fate of the flag in the SC State House, citizens gathered outside in the blistering heat to demand action. The handful of Confederate supporters there...
The racially motivated tragedy in Charleston's Emanuel Church has ignited a renewed resolve to remove the Confederate flag from South Carolina's State House grounds. SC Progressive Network Director...
Brett Bursey cleans his printing press the night before strangers haul it away to its new life in India. The press has a great story - a gift from Gov. Carroll Campbell when he lost a court case ag...
For the SC Progressive Network, 2014 was busy and our work ambitious. We organized an Enough is Enough rally in January to welcome legislators back on the first day of the new session. We sustained...
The SC Progressive Network's Healthy Democracy Road Show took a final bow after a long and ambitious campaign to reach the state's most vulnerable citizens and mobilize them on health care. This is...