(Columbia, SC) – The Wiley Kennedy Foundation, the NAACP, the Columbia Urban League, the Gethsemane Association and others have put together a series of informative forms on Project 2025. They are entitled, “What’s at Stake: Hope or Hate?” These forums began immediately following Labor Day. The next one is scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2024, on the campus of the Bible Way Church of Atlas Road at 6:30 pm.
On September 3, the forum hosted at the Wiley Kennedy Family Life Center (Bethlehem Baptist Church) was attended by 145 people with another 100+ viewing online. WACH Fox TV and The Post & Courier were present to cover this event. Elected officials present included: Senator Tameika Issac Devine, Councilwoman Gretchen Barron, Councilwoman Elect Tyra Little, and Richland One School Board Commissioners Jamie Devine and Angela Clyburn. Wiley Kennedy Foundation Director Gwen Kennedy, who planned and organized these events, opened the initial forum by recognizing Pastor McCallum, the church and the many community members present.
The forum at Second Nazareth Baptist Church, where Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Noble is Pastor, was attended by 75 people with some 600+ viewing online. Pastor Noble’s strong Facebook live following added to the forum’s viewership. Elected officials present on Wednesday, September 5 included Congressman James E. Clyburn, Richland One School Board Commissioners Jamie Devine and Angela Clyburn and Councilwoman Elect Tyra Little.
Presenters for the first two forums included political strategist Antjuan Seawright, Dr. Ellen Jones, a researcher, who is the founder of Minorities Against Disparity, Sherry East, President of the SC Education Association and Carrie Elliot, Founder and Principal Consultant of The Family Tree Research & Development Center. Each presenter highlighted aspects of Project 2025 based on their professional area of expertise.
The next forum is scheduled for Monday September 16, 2024, in the Main Sanctuary on the Bible Way Church campus (2440 Atlas Road). This is not a debate. This is not a political event hosted by a particular party. This is a bipartisan effort to provide information about Project 2025 and how the proposed agenda will impact our daily lives as United States citizens. Presenters for the September 16 forum will be Dr. Bobby Donaldson and Dr. Todd Shaw of the University of South Carolina and Monique Lyle from the Center for Civil Rights History and Research.
This event is free and open to the public and everyone is encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Gwen Singletary at 803.704.4149 or at gsingletary@wileykennedy-foundation.org.
