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‘Only Love Can Conquer Hate’new
Less than two months before his death in a mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney led a service at his church calling for an end to racism, bigotry, and violence. He started with a prayer.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
06-22-2015 |
Race & Class
The Death of Walter Scottnew
A North Charleston police officer shot a man in the back, and a bystander caught it all on video. What happens next?
Charleston City Paper |
City Paper Editorial Staff |
04-15-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Officer Slager’s Record Shows CPR and Taser Training, Two Complaintsnew
2013 complainant said the North Charleston cop, now accused of murdering Walter Scott, tased him "for no reason."
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-10-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Mapping Charleston's Public Urination Problem with the PeeNinsula 5000new
Have you ever wondered where people are peeing in public in the city of Charleston — or at least where they're getting caught?
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
03-25-2015 |
Science
Tags: PeeNinsula 5000
I Suck at Buskingnew
One man's quest to conquer the sidewalks with a banjo and a prayer.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-26-2015 |
Features
Shockingly True Tales From the World of Pinball Fanaticismnew
Most people don't know this, but pinball used to be illegal. From the early 1940s until the mid-1970s, the game was banned almost everywhere in this country; South Carolina law still forbids anyone under 18 from playing it.
Charleston City Paper |
Jon Santiago |
11-18-2014 |
Features
Meet the Couples in Limbonew
The stories of 3 same-sex couples who tried applying for marriage licenses in South Carolina last week.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-16-2014 |
LGBT
A map of Charleston's Gay Historynew
For a town obsessed with its own history, Charleston has been slow to acknowledge its gay past. That's why Harlan Greene, a librarian at the College of Charleston, created an interactive map this spring titled "The Real Rainbow Row: Charleston's Queer History."
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-30-2014 |
LGBT
Once again, a case of racial profiling leads to tragedynew
A little more than a year ago, America was riveted by the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. His killer was allowed to go free and the circumstances of his death generated much debate and tension.
Charleston City Paper |
Dot Scott |
07-23-2014 |
Race & Class
When it comes to being assaulted, I can't help but feel I got luckynew
I've been reluctant to participate in the #YesAllWomen movement that trended up, up, up on Twitter in the wake of Elliot Rodger's deadly shooting spree in California.
Charleston City Paper |
Leah Rhyne |
06-04-2014 |
The War on Women
Professor says CSU fired him for appearing on a beer cannew
Charleston Southern University associate professor Paul Roof says the school fired him Friday after his bearded visage appeared on cans of Holy City Brewing’s Chucktown Follicle Brown.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
06-02-2014 |
Education
Talking sexual politics and botany with poet Ed Madden, co-editor of Out Loudnew
Ed Madden is worth listening to for a couple of reasons. For one, as co-editor of the essay collection Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio, he has found himself at the crossroads of sexuality and politics this year during the much-publicized Statehouse censorship debates. For another thing, he’s a damn fine poet.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
05-29-2014 |
LGBT
Tips for getting published on McSweeney's Internet Tendencynew
The kindest and most personal rejection letter I ever received was from an editor of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the online humor repository founded by literary star Dave Eggers.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-02-2014 |
Media
Ex-Sen. Ford: ‘I know racism and bigotry, and Glenn McConnell is neither’new
Last week, when we interviewed Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell about his upcoming presidency at the College of Charleston, McConnell challenged us to ask ex-Sen. Robert Ford about McConnell’s record on Confederate Memorial Day and the Confederate flag. So we did.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-01-2014 |
Race & Class
Ben Tillman was a racist, terrorist, and murderer: It's time to take down his statuenew
I want to stir things up because there is a lot that needs to be discussed and resolved in this state. There are many generations of unacknowledged crimes that must be confronted. Talking about Ben Tillman is a good place to start.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-05-2014 |
Race & Class
