Public Meeting Information
Upcoming Meetings & Events
- Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 – 10 a.m. The Coming Street Commemorative Gathering, 106 Coming St. (rain or shine) – Join the Burial Ground Commemoration Task Force for a Celebration of Ancestors Unknown but Not Forgotten. Libation, drumming, singing, dancing, reflections, prayer and repast with selected cuisines of the ancestors. Parking available at the St. Philip Street Garage, 89 St. Philip St., Charleston
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 – Location TBD
- Thursday, Dec. 3, 2026 – 6 p.m. School of Education Alumni Center, 86 Wentworth St.
Past Meetings
- Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026
- Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, August 20, 2026 – Recording of meeting
- Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Recording of meeting | Meeting minutes
- Thursday, June 4, 2026 – Recording of meeting | Meeting minutes
- Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, July 9, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, February 19, 2026 – Meeting canceled
- Thursday, February 5, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Meeting minutes
- Thursday, December 4, 2025 – Meeting minutes
- Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Panel Discussion: September 24, 2025
- Community Meeting Recap: September 22, 2025
- Community Meeting Recap: August 4, 2025
- Community Meeting Recap: June 3, 2025
Membership
Liaison
- Dr. Courtney Howard
Facilitators
- Joanna Gilmore
- Clay Middleton
- LaSheia Oubre
Advisors
- Demetria Noisette Clemons
- Judge Arthur McFarland
- Omar Muhammad
Consultants
- Michael Allen
- Dr. Tonya Matthews
Staff
- Mark Berry
- Paul Patrick
Members
- Zoe Barber
- Dr. Millicent Brown
- Walter Brown
- Stephen Vale Cofer-Shabica
- Abigail Dairaghi
- Norm Dickerson
- Jalen Evans
- Dr. Shawn Gathers
- Harlan Greene
- Jeff Harjo
- Jerome Harris
- Lisa Jones
- Madison Lee
- Eric Manning
- Michelle Wise Mitchum
- Dr. Jim Newhard
- James Njonjo
- Patricia Ploehn
- Sharon Ramirez
- Luqman Rasheed
- Joshua Shumak