Jordan Jackson is the owner of Birch & Pen Boutique in the Northwoods Mall in Charleston, SC. At just 19 years old, Jackson is taking the fashion industry and business world by storm. He just closed the deal to open his first retail store location, Birch & Pen will have its grand opening on Saturday, November […]
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A police officer was killed and six of his comrades were wounded when authorities said an elderly man began shooting at deputies who came to serve a search warrant, barricading himself in his home with children and spraying bullets across his upscale suburban neighborhood. The sheriff’s armored personnel carrier was brought […]
Kanye West has been making headlines lately, and he has now decided to change his name! He’s ‘Ye’ now. “His mama named him Kanye, I’m gonna call him Kanye,” Arsenio Hall said. After all of his antics Hall is “taking a knee” when it comes to his music too. He wouldn’t be surprised if Kanye’s […]
A South Carolina math teacher threatened a student’s good grades if he refused to have sex with her, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges Jennifer Danielle Olajire-Aro, 27, “used her age and position of authority” to persuade the student to have sex with her. The student, identified as “John Doe” in the lawsuit, was […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still deadly Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina on Thursday as the monster storm moved in for an extended stay along the Southeastern coast, promising to drench the homes of as many as 10 million people with immense amounts […]
Could the book on brutality be banned?
A South Carolina man was arrested for scheming to have his Black neighbor killed by local white supremacists according to The Post And Courier. Brandon Cory Lecroy attempted to enlist the help of a local white supremacist group to lynch his Black neighbor and place a burning cross in his yard. Law enforcement was able to […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Seven inmates were killed and at least 17 others seriously injured as inmates were left to fight for more than seven hours before authorities regained control of a maximum-security prison. South Carolina prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon announced the grim outcome after State Law Enforcement Division agents helped secure Lee Correctional Institution […]
A South Carolina volunteer officer has raised concerns about his duty after shooting at Black motorist during a traffic stop without reason. According to Post And Courier, State Constable Christopher Bachochin fired his gun on Saturday night March 24 during a ride along with an officer of the Florence police department. In firing his gun he […]
With all that’s going on in the world, South Carolina lawmakers are preoccupied with criminalizing saggy pants… coincidentally, a fashion choice worn mostly by young men of color. But not always… Democratic and Republican legislators in South Carolina seek to ban saggy pants throughout the state under House Bill 4957, which would make it illegal […]
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train in the early-morning darkness Sunday after a thrown switch sent it hurtling down a side track, authorities said. Two Amtrak crew members were killed, and more than 100 people were injured. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less […]
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Four officers, including three deputies, were shot and wounded while responding to a domestic call in South Carolina early Tuesday. York County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence call about 10 p.m. Monday near York, State Law Enforcement Division spokesman Thom Berry said by telephone early Tuesday. Berry said deputies […]
