south carolina
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Former SC Trooper Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison (but Will Only Serve About 5) for Shooting Unarmed Black Motorist
A former South Carolina state trooper will serve about five years in prison for shooting and injuring an unarmed black motorist during a 2014 traffic stop. Sean Groubert shot and injured Levar Jones after pulling him over for not wearing his seat belt. Video footage from the dashcam was released to the public and showed…
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The Museum of You: The International African American Museum Wants to Personalize African-American History With Its Genealogy Center
Museums can impart a vast amount of information to visitors, sharing with them history, culture, science, art. But what if a museum could personalize your own story, your own background and your own history? That is exactly what the International African American Museum is hoping to do with the launch Tuesday of its Center for…
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Woman Charged in SC With Tearing Confederate-Flag Tag Off Truck, Backing Into Truck’s Owner
A woman is facing multiple charges after police say she ripped a Confederate-flag “tag” off a truck in South Carolina before backing into the truck’s owner. According to WCIV, 43-year-old Ann Lee Walters is facing charges of vandalism and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries after the incident in Charleston. WCBD reports that…
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SC Restaurant Owner Says Confederate Flag Near His Business Has Caused Fistfights
A dead racist and staunch defender of the Confederate flag is causing mucho problems for an Orangeburg, S.C., restaurant owner. The drama begins with Maurice Bessinger, founder of the Maurice’s Piggie Park chain of barbecue restaurants across central South Carolina. Fox 4 reports that Bessinger was a proud segregationist who kept scores of Confederate memorabilia…
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Myrtle Beach, SC, Shooting Caught on Facebook Live From Tourist on Balcony: ‘Multiple People Down!’
Bubba Hinson is a volunteer firefighter who was hanging around Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the South Carolina Fire Rescue Conference. That’s when he noticed a group of people stalling traffic on Ocean Boulevard and thought maybe he had happened across some sort of party or gathering. Instead, Hinson became the live cameraman for a shooting.…
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Predominantly Black Church in SC Receives $2,000 Donation, Apology From Anonymous Donor Who ‘Used to Be a Terrible Racist’
A predominantly black church in Greenville, S.C., received a surprising $2,000 donation a few weeks ago from an anonymous donor who claimed to be a former “terrible racist.” According to Fox Carolina, the Rev. Michael Sullivan of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church still gets goosebumps when he reads the letter enclosed with the donation or shares…
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Green Book Mobile App Turns the Painful History of Traveling While Black Into Tool for Learning
A new mobile tool combines the latest technology with the legacy of a forgotten past when “traveling while black” was an activity fraught with peril and danger. In a first-of-its-kind combination of history and technology, the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has created a web-based mobile version of The Green Book—also known as…
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#WalterScott: Black Attorneys Group, New Black Panther Party Demand Life Sentence for Killer Cop Michael Slager
A Washington, D.C.-based black attorneys group is demanding that former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager be given a life sentence in his federal case for the 2015 shooting death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott. Malik Shabazz, president of Black Lawyers for Justice, is concerned that Slager will get a light sentence, Live…
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SC Mom Charged With Child Cruelty After Beating 6-Year-Old Son Who Made Mother’s Day Card for His Grandmother and Not Her: Report
A South Carolina woman is facing a child-cruelty charge after authorities say she beat her 6-year-old son because he made a Mother’s Day card for his grandmother but not her. According to Fox Carolina, the Spartanburg, S.C., Police Department was called to a disturbance at a home Thursday around 6:40 p.m. When they arrived at…
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‘Hero’ SC School Bus Driver Evacuates 56 Students in Less Than a Minute During Fire
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are bus drivers. And one Spartanburg County, S.C., bus driver is being aptly dubbed a hero after managing to evacuate 56 students in under a minute after a school bus caught fire Tuesday morning. According to Fox Carolina, the school bus being driven by Teresa Stroble somehow caught fire…