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JA Moore Gears Up For November Election With Passionate Plea: “Walk With Me”
By Damion Smalls Set to challenge Republican Samuel Rivers, Jr. for the SC House District 15 seat in November, JA Moore has hit the ground running to get his message across. The incumbent Rivers has held the position since 2012, serving over 35,000 residents in a district that includes areas in both Berkeley and Charleston…
Read MoreNCPD Explorers Named SC Post of the Year
The North Charleston Police Explorer Post was selected as the South Carolina Explorer Post of the Year 2018 during the SCALE Conference and Competition in Lexington, SC. The conference took place July 23-27 with events ranging from: Active Shooter, Shooting, Driving, Narcotics Search Warrant, Crime Scene, and Press Conference. NCPD Explorers competed against other Posts…
Read MorePacking ‘Heat’ And Hot Tempers Contribute To Charleston’s Increased Homicides
By Barney Blakeney As Charleston police investigated the city’s eighth homicide so far in 2018, for the first time in recent years Charleston rivals North Charleston in the number of homicides committed. There have been 10 homicides in North Charleston this year. There were 35 homicides in North Charleston in 2017 compared to six in…
Read MoreRemembering Willie Davis – Longtime Dorchester Councilman Passes After Illness
By Barney Blakeney A man alone – since 1991 Dorchester County Councilman Willie Davis filled the role as the council’s only African American and Democrat. It was a role he filled quietly and competently. Last week he died surrounded by family. He was 68. Davis, a St. George native, was a quiet storm and a…
Read MoreACLU’s Jeff Robinson to Speak in Charleston September 20
Nationally recognized leader on criminal and racial justice, ACLU Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality Jeffery Robinson will speak in Charleston September 20, 2018 at 6 p.m. in the Burke High School auditorium (244 President St.). The evening is open to the community free of charge. Robinson will speak…
Read MoreFor North Charleston Police Chief Reggie Burgess, Policing Is Personal
By Barney Blakeney January 11, Reggie Burgess became chief of North Charleston Police Department. He’s spent his entire 29-year career in law enforcement with the department. And now, Burgess sees his advance to the police department’s top position as an opportunity to help the challenged agency become a more effective law enforcement tool. Starting as…
Read MoreDorchester County Councilman Willie Davis passes away at 68
Willie Davis, the Democrat representing Dorchester County’s District 1 on County Council, passed away on July 26. He had just turned 68 two weeks prior on July 11. His wife of 38 years, Joyce, and their children were present with Davis at his time of departure. Davis served as councilman of District 1, covering the…
Read MoreBlack Law Officers From Across The State Attend PSLEOA Conference In North Charleston
By Barney Blakeney Over 100 Black law enforcement officers from across the state July 9-13 attended the 57th Annual Palmetto State Law Enforcement Officers Association (PSLEOA) conference in North Charleston. The week-long education and training conference was highlighted by Wednesday’s annual President’s Barbeque and Thursday’s Award Banquet and Annual Ball featuring North Charleston Police Chief…
Read MoreNew Charleston Police Chief To Focus On Maintaining City’s Safe Communities
By Barney Blakeney Charleston is a rapidly changing city, a city known as much for its rich southern culture as its world-class metropolitan flare. Charleston is a city in constant transition. Police Chief Luther Reynolds is part of that transition. Reynolds took the helm as the city’s new police chief April 16 succeeding Greg Mullen,…
Read MoreDemocrats Hope To Carry Black Voter Momentum Forward
By Barney Blakeney The unexpectedly high number of Blacks who voted June 12 in the Democratic primary elections translated into unexpected victories for local Black candidates, but Democratic officials are optimistically cautious about whether that momentum will carry over to the November 6 general elections. In Charleston County, race played a significant role in the…
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