Large Crowd Attends Oconee Race Relations Conference

A crowd of around 100 people, including all of Oconee County’s City Police Chiefs, Sheriff Mike Crenshaw, County and City Council members, local educators and faith leaders, gathered at the Blue Ridge Community Center last night for a conference on race relations, the Black Lives Matter Movement and police brutality as it relates to Oconee County. The event was hosted by members of the Seneca High School Class of 2018, including Erica Waring, who explained what the Black Lives Matter Movement is about…

Sheriff Crenshaw answered several questions at the event, and was met with applause when he told the group that a state law passed last year mandates psychological testing for all new law enforcement hires…

 

Rev. W.C. Honeycutt, a City Councilman from Seneca and pastor of Ebeneezer Baptist, was also on the panel. He was asked what he plans to do to bring African American issues to the center of the table…

You can view the entire event on our Facebook page here.