south carolina
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Bye! South Carolina Threatens to Secede (Again)
The first time South Carolina left the Union, it was because the scions of that state wanted the brutal practice of chattel slavery to continue, sparking the Civil War. This time, a group of Republicans in the state House of Representatives are proposing the very same action over so-called gun rights. To which I say,…
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‘I Hope It’s a Trap and Y’all Get Shot’: Sister of White Supremacist Dylann Roof Sends Hostile Snapchat, Is Arrested on Charges Over Weapons, Drugs on School Grounds
Well, it certainly looks as if the same rotten tree produced the same rotten fruit. And as it turns out, while some students were marching for their lives on National Walkout Day to protest gun violence, Morgan Roof, the sister of white supremacist and mass murderer Dylann Roof, was on social media expressing her disgust.…
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Craig Mack, Legendary Hip-Hop Pioneer, Dead at 46
Craig Mack, 46, the legendary Bad Boy artist who burst onto the national stage in 1994 with that “Flava in Ya Ear,” died Monday night at a hospital near his Walterboro, S.C., home, reportedly of heart failure. He was 46 years old. Alvin Toney, Mack’s producer, confirmed Mack’s death to the New York Daily News.…
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South Carolina Lawmakers Want to Ban Baggy Pants Because What Other Political Issue Could Possibly Be More Pressing?
While the rest of the country clamors for gun control, South Carolina lawmakers have chosen to home in on the real issues, like banning baggy pants. According to WLTX 19, House Bill 4957 would make it illegal “for a person to expose their skin or underwear by wearing their pants ‘three inches below the crest…
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University of Missouri Athletic Director Claims South Carolina Fans Spit at and Yelled the N-Word at Women’s Basketball Team
The University of South Carolina Gamecocks and University of Missouri Tigers don’t like each other, and that’s a good thing, especially when it comes to sports. Natural rivalries are what makes sports entertaining, but on Sunday that intensity turned ugly as several reports claim that South Carolina fans spit at and hurled racial slurs at…
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South Carolina Police Decline to Pursue Charges Against Man Who Fatally Shot Unarmed 15-Year-Old Over a Stolen Car
The North Charleston, S.C., Police Department has declined to pursue criminal charges against a man who went after and then fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old boy in a car theft. Derrick Grant was killed Jan. 17 by 24-year-old Quadarrel Lamont Morton, who claimed that the teen repeatedly reached into the stolen car, the Post and…
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Video: Comedian Steve Brown Allows Irate Fan to Catch ‘Deez Hands’ After Audience Member Jumps Onstage During Show
When attending a black comedy show, most fans of black comedians know there are three things they should be aware of: If the show is scheduled for 7 o’clock, it will start promptly at 8:12 p.m. You will be charged the equivalent of a down payment on a small suburban home for a shot of…
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White Firefighter Files Racial-Discrimination Lawsuit After He Was Fired for Social Media Post About Running Over Protesters
Some people just don’t know how to quit while they’re ahead. And a white Columbia, S.C., firefighter who was fired after posting to social media that he would run over protesters if they were still blocking traffic when his shift was over has now filed a lawsuit claiming racial discrimination. James “Jimmy” Morris, who was…
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South Carolina Republicans Want to Build Stupidest Confederate Monument Ever
Two South Carolina politicians have proposed a commission to erect a monument honoring the legacy of black soldiers who fought for the South during the Civil War. The proposal is authored by a representative who has long been a vocal defender of the Confederate flag and another Republican lawmaker who said that the victims of…
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Yet Another Disturbing Story of a Grown-Ass Woman Messing With a Teenage Boy
It goes against type when an alleged pedophile is a woman; and when we continually read the stories of adult women in “relationships” with teen boys, our heads go into tailspins. It’s like we can’t get through a week without another story of grown-ass women (usually teachers) engaging in sexual activities with teen or preteen…