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Never Give Up! 71-Year-Old Graduates With Masters Degree From University of South Carolina

Atiya JordanMay 11, 2022May 11, 2022

by Atiya JordanMay 11, 2022May 11, 20224022

Congrats! Leroy Harley, a 71-year-old Bowman, South Carolina, native, recently graduated from the University of South Carolina with his master's degree in teaching....

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South Carolina Agrees to New Redistricting Maps Following Civil Rights Legal Challenge

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022324

South Carolina passes new maps to adjust district lines in historically significant areas for Black voters....

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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Opts for Firing Squad Execution Over Electric Chair

Wendy MedinaApril 16, 2022April 16, 2022

by Wendy MedinaApril 16, 2022April 16, 20224574

A Black man serving a death sentence in South Carolina since 1999 has decided to die by firing squad, making him the first in the...

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An On-Time Hero: South Carolina FedEx Driver Rescues Child From Car Wreck

Atiya JordanApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022

by Atiya JordanApril 7, 2022April 7, 202211579

In late March, a delivery driver activated his heroic power when he rescued a child following a car crash on a South Carolina highway....

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South Carolina Brings Back Death By Firing Squad

Jeroslyn JohnsonMarch 22, 2022March 22, 2022

by Jeroslyn JohnsonMarch 22, 2022March 22, 20221812

As many push for the American government to do away with the death penalty, the state of South Carolina has upped the ante on the...

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Racist Teen Charged With Changing Traffic Warning To Include N-Word

Tai Saint-LouisJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

by Tai Saint-LouisJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 20223147

A 17-year-old was arrested in South Carolina over the weekend, charged with changing the traffic warning on a road-side sign to an offensive message including...

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South Carolina Man Shoots And Kills His Daughter, a Fort Valley State Student, In Murder-Suicide Tragedy

Atiya JordanJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022

by Atiya JordanJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 20225084

According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office, a father and husband in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, shot and injured his wife before fatally shooting his...

Lifestyle

Dawn Staley Becomes Highest Paid Black Coach In NCAA Women’s Basketball

Tai Saint-LouisOctober 16, 2021October 16, 2021

by Tai Saint-LouisOctober 16, 2021October 16, 202118397

Coach Dawn Staley, who lead the US Women's Basketball team to Olympic gold in 2020, is now the Highest paid Black coach in NCAA Women's...

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71-Year-Old Black Man Sues Police Department After South Carolina Cops Held Him Nude at Gunpoint

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 28, 2020December 28, 20202418

A Black man in South Carolina is suing the police department whose officers held him at gunpoint outside his home while he was nude....

Politics

Jaime Harrison Launches New PAC Following Senate Race Loss in South Carolina

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 25, 2020November 25, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 25, 2020November 25, 20202198

After nearly defeating South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in a senate race, Jaime Harrison launched a political action committee (PAC) named "Dirt Road PAC."...