Equity Justice

For the Equity and Advocacy Social Justice Foundation, advocacy work—like the 2025 flag raising and our upcoming 2026 BHM Kickoff Celebration—is the essential first step. It opens a door for deeper conversations. It builds trust. It shows our community that we are here to show up, speak up, and stand with them.

Today, we are all technically born free. Yet, how often is our own pursuit of happiness—a different kind of freedom—held captive by a similar detachment from the systems that govern our lives? Our potential can be shackled by ignorance of the law, a poor understanding of financial literacy, or a lack of civic knowledge. We may settle for "common knowledge" when it is "applicable knowledge" that truly sets us free.

To carry on a legacy of "change for the better," we must give voice to those who were silenced. We must acknowledge that the resilience and contributions of enslaved individuals like Sophia Pooley are as fundamental to the story of this region as the political achievements of the leaders who enslaved them.