The annual penn center heritage day parade in south carolina draws hundreds to celebrate the gullah geechee people But a new route has black residents feeling Thousands of black residents like ted watkins sr Rose up in anger and desperation They were fighting for resources to maintain their neighborhood In the aftermath of the rebellion, watkins founded the watts labor community action committee to fight for continued investment in black residents.
Although it may seem like black heritage may be the only group targeted, that’s far from the truth For instance, the potential elimination of the department of education threatens the loss of the proper remembrance of american history and the potential manipulation or omission of information. Black communities have increasingly faced gentrification, which has led to neighborhoods‘ historic identity erasure and longstanding black residents’ social and cultural displacement. The removal of black lives matter plaza is not just about paint on pavement
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