Carolina Community Actions Celebration Luncheon
Carolina Community Actions, Inc. (CCA) proudly marks six decades of empowering individuals, supporting families, and transforming communities in Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, and York counties. Our mission remains focused on eliminating poverty and fostering self-reliance. Join us as we honor our legacy and continue building brighter futures together.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
11AM- Doors Open
11:30AM- Event Kickoff
Rock Hill Sports and Events Center
326 Technology Center Way, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Sponsorship opportunities
Checks made payable to: Carolina Community Actions, PO Box 933, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Bakari Sellers, Keynote Speaker
Bakari forged his own path from very early on. He entered Morehouse College at the age of 16. He went on to become a graduate of the University of South Carolina Law School and he became the youngest legislator in the South Carolina state legislature at 22. He carries this mantle of success with the right balance of gravitas, style, generosity, and humility-a nod to his humble beginnings in Denmark, SC where "please and thank you" are the chief currency in town. In penning both his memoir My Vanishing Country and a children's book entitled "Who Are Your People?," Bakari pays homage to the working-class values that encouraged him to "dream with his eyes wide open" and that are the predicate for his persistent fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the US and abroad. Bakari’s third book “The Moment” was released in April of 2024. In this powerful and persuasive book, Sellers expands on the issues he addressed in his New York Times bestseller My Vanishing Country, examining national politics and policies that deeply impact not only Black people in his home state of South Carolina but the lives of millions of African Americans in communities across the nation. Four years later, Sellers had an answer to the question he raised on CNN, offering much-needed prescriptions to help all Black American lives.
A CNN analyst, Bakari also brings an ability to elevate discourse such that people always feel one step closer to a solution or resolution after he speaks. He combines these and many other talents in his new podcast, The Bakari Sellers Podcast which airs two times a week on the Ringer Podcast Network. Sellers has also been an attorney with the Strom Law Firm, L.L.C. in Columbia, South Carolina since 2007, where he heads up the firm's Strategic Communication and Public Affairs team and the DEI Consulting practice.
He is married to Dr. Ellen Rucker-Sellers and they are the proud parents of three children.
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138 S Oakland Avenue
Rock Hill, SC 29730
8:30AM-5PM