City Of Charleston: Special Commission On Equity, Inclusion And Racial Conciliation To Discuss Draft Report

Press release from the City of Charleston:

August 4, 2021

Tonight, the Special Commission on Equity, Inclusion and Racial Conciliation will meet at 5:30 p.m. to discuss their draft report, which includes 125 recommendations on ways to promote racial justice and racial equity in the city of Charleston.

The commission was created last summer to review city policies, practices, budgets and other matters related to addressing racism and racial inequities. Councilmembers William Dudley Gregorie and Jason Sakran served as co-chairs of the commission, which also included Councilmembers Carol Jackson, Marie Delcioppo, Ross Appel and Keith Waring.

The recommendations being brought forward tonight were created by a diverse group of 49 stakeholders, experts and volunteers who served on seven subcommittees: Housing and Mobility chaired by Tracy Doran, Economic Empowerment chaired by Alvin T. Johnson, Jr., Health Disparities and Environmental Justice chaired by Dr. Kimberly Butler Willis, Criminal Justice Reform chaired by Jerome Harris, Youth and Education chaired by Crystal Robinson Rouse, History and Culture chaired by Dr. Felice Knight and Internal Review chaired by Daron Lee Calhoun, II.

In terms of next steps, Commission Co-Chairs Councilmembers Gregorie and Sakran have laid out a clear, three-part process: 

The draft report can be viewed here: https://www.charleston-sc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29788/SCEIRC-Draft-Report.

The meeting will be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube page, linked here.

This press release was produced by the City of Charleston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.