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UNMASKING INEQUALITIES: THE RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE AND THE MAKING OF THE CHARLESTON COUNTY RACIAL DISPARITIES REPORTDaron Lee Calhoun IIDr. Patricia Williams LessaneDenise Ciccarelli
Race and Social Justice in Charleston, South Carolina
December 2014Black Lives Matter March
April 2015Shooting of Walter Scott
April/May 2015Black Lives Matter Charleston Direct Actions
June 2015Shooting at Mother Emanuel
June 2015Organizing for Black Lives
July 2015Action Against Racist Symbols
The mission of the Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) at the College of Charleston is to promote public awareness and dialogue about race and social justice issues in the Charleston area, the state of South Carolina, and beyond, through a collaborative effort led by the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, Addlestone Library, the African American Studies Program, the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (LDHI), and multiple community partners.
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
The mission of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is to:• Collect• Preserve• Promote the unique history and
culture of the African diaspora, with emphasis on Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Avery, Civil Rights, and Social Change
Race and Social Justice Team
Dr. Patricia Williams LessaneCoprincipal
Dr. John WhiteCoprincipal
Daron Lee Calhoun IICoordinator
Dr. Lisa Brock2017 Scholar-in-Residence
Denise CiccarelliDirector, Corporate and Foundation
Relations
David RothmundRSJI Graduate Assistant
Ebony T. VensonRSJI Senior Undergraduate Assistant
La’Nasa ClarksonRSJI Junior Undergraduate Assistant
Race and Social Justice Signature Event Series
March 2016Marian Wright-Edleman
March 2017Ta-Nehisi Coates
March 2016Bryan Stevenson
June 2017Lonnie Bunch
March 2017Ta-Nehisi Coates
March 2016Marian Wright-Edleman
The First 365: Analyzing the First Year of the Trump Administration featuring MSNBC’s Joy Reid
Campus and Community Outreach
February 2017African Art Exhibit
January 2017St. Stephens Elementary Social Justice Outreach
September 201713th Movie Screening/Panel
December 2016Starbucks Burke High School Outreach
March 2017Starbucks Burke High School Outreach
June 2017Public History Conference
The State of Racial Disparities in Charleston County, South Carolina, 2000–2015
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The State of Racial Disparities in Charleston County, South Carolina, 2000–2015 • Black people in Charleston County earn 60% of
what their white counterparts make. The economic gulf between black and white residents that was present fifty years ago has not disappeared.
• Of more than 22,000 traffic stops in 2014 in North Charleston that did not result in a citation or arrest, 16,730 involved African Americans—almost 76% of stops, much higher than the city’s black population. Most of those (10,600) involved black men.
• Black students are disproportionately stuck in low-performing, under-resourced schools. These students face more out-of-school suspensions and expulsions.
• The black population experiences greater poverty than other racial and ethnic groups in Charleston County.
•Forty-two percent of black children under age 18 are living below the poverty line, compared to 11% of white children.
The State of Racial Disparities in Charleston County, South Carolina, 2000–2015
Policy Recommendations • Adopting a racial equity framework that
makes identifying and addressing structural racism an explicit public priority. Charleston County must commit itself to an inclusive and aggressive effort to end racism and poverty. This effort should include mounting a well-publicized campaign to address public officials and the general public about the state of racial disparities and develop a comprehensive plan to achieve racial equity in all sectors.
•Requiring a racial equity framework for all state and county legislation and regulations that may have a disparate impact on low-income or communities of color.
• Decreasing racial disparities in unemployment rates in Charleston County by insuring a 25% increase in the hiring and promotion of black civil servants in county and city administrations by 2020, and a 30% increase by 2025.
• Creating a pipeline for the promotion of black civil servants in mid-level to senior leadership positions; as upper-level civil servants retire, a focus on racial equity in filling those positions should be prioritized.
• Auditing and addressing the hiring practices in city- and countywide departments to address systemic barriers to hiring qualified black candidates.
• Establishing summer employment programs for low-income teens that provides administrative/technical training and exposes them to professional skills and opportunities that can help them navigate their way out of poverty.
• Increasing recruitment, pipeline, and hiring of diversity trainers for all Charleston County supervisors, managers, and human resources managers.
Building Impactful Partnerships
Successful Fundraising
Stakeholders
Strategic
Collaborative
Stewardship
Discussion and Conversation
Daron Lee Calhoun IIRace and Social Justice Initiative CoordinatorAvery Research Center for African American History and Culture843.953.7612Calhoundl@cofc.edu
Dr. Patricia Williams LessaneRace and Social Justice Initiative Coprincipal InvestigatorExecutive DirectorAvery Research Center for African American History and Culture843.953.7612Lessanepw@cofc.edu
Denise CiccarelliDirector, Corporate and Foundation RelationsCollege of Charleston843.953.5018Ciccarellimd@cofc.edu
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