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South Carolina’s strongest union of Black workers challenges state in labor dispute

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You should visit South Carolina’s new International African American Museum before it’s illegal

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At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin

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Community mourns teenager’s death after gas station owner charged with murder

Over 60 people gathered Friday evening for a prayer vigil across the street from the Xpress Mart Shell gas station in Columbia.
/ June 3, 2023

Store owner charged in Black teen’s murder shot at suspected shoplifters twice before, wasn’t charged

Rick Chow, a store owner in South Carolina, is charged with murder this week after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water.
/ June 1, 2023

S.C. gas station owner charged with murder for shooting Black teen in the back

Richland County’s sheriff said station owner Rick Chow incorrectly believed Cyrus Carmack-Belton had shoplifted bottles of water.
/ May 30, 2023
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S.C. Black Juneteenth organizer defends promo banners featuring white, Latino people

The founders of Juneteenth Greenville are addressing concerns about their featuring of Hispanic and white people in promotions.
/ May 26, 2023

Walter Royal, acclaimed North Carolina chef who won Iron Chef America, dies at 67

Walter Royal, the chef of a destination steakhouse in North Carolina who triumphed as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” by cooking mostly Southern dishes with ostrich meat, has died.
/ May 24, 2023
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South Carolina’s Critical Race War on Education, Part 4: Amen

Our series examines the Moms for Liberty-led anti-CRT coup that claimed the career of Berkeley County schools’ first Black superintendent.
/ May 19, 2023
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South Carolina’s Critical Race War on Education, Part 2: How to be a pro racist

Our series details how a celebrated Black scholar found herself in the crosshairs of the conservative campaign against education equity.
/ May 17, 2023