On Wednesday, May 23 2007, State newspaper reporter, Rick Brundrett, reported that S.C. Court of Appeals Judge Donald Beatty (55) from Spartanburg, South Carolina became only the 3rd African-American in South Carolina history to join the state’s highest court. The former state representative defeated two colleagues on the Court of…
State reporter, Aaron Gould Sheinen, reported on Monday, May 21, 2007 that the race for a seat on the state Supreme Court has become “bloody,” according to a state lawmaker. South Carolina is one of the few states where lawmakers alone pick judges for family court, circuit court, Court of…
Kathleen Parker of the Washington Post reported on Wednesday May 16 that federal court has ruled that a white teacher in a predominantly black school was subjected to a racially hostile work environment. The case involved teacher Elizabeth Kandrac, who was verbally abused by black students at Brentwood Middle School…
This week the U.S. Supreme Court refused the request of South Carolina to argue ownership of over 400 letters from the Civil War, clearing the way for the surviving heir to send the letters to auction this summer. The letters had been in possession of the family of Thomas Willcox…
The Associated Press reported on Sunday, May 6, 2007 that a high school senior who was arrested for writing a violent essay for an English class may return to school and will be allowed to graduate with his class. Allen Lee, who wrote the essay on April 23, 2007 at…
In an article published on Friday, April 27, 2007 in the Charleston Post and Courier the Reverend Joseph A. Darby, Senior Pastor of Morris Brown African Methodist Episcopal Church, shares his thoughts on the continuing confederate flag debate in South Carolina. The most recent rash of controversy has been stirred…