South Carolina Is Under A "State of Emergency" Due to Hurricane Irma. What Happens Next?

September 06, 2017  •  2 Comments
(Walmart workers work to stock a new shipment of water as shoppers load up their carts in preparation for Hurricane Irma.) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has declared that South Carolina is under a "State of Emergency" early Wednesday afternoon due to the slight shift of Hurricane Irma's path. First, what does "State of Emergency" even mean?...
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Photos: Glitter, Glam, And Glowsticks: Getting Glit At Hoechella 2017

August 28, 2017  •  3 Comments
(Alice Rodriguez of Muses of Wonderland sings "Slay" during the opening night of Hoechella 2017 on August 25, 2017) If you find yourself trying to fish a piece of glitter out of your eye more than two days later after visiting a music festival in Columbia, South Carolina, there's a good chance that you might've attended Hoechella at New Brooklan...
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Photos: Dancing In The Streets Of Columbia At The Main Street Latin Festival

August 26, 2017  •  3 Comments
(Patrons of the Main Street Latin Festival dance together in the street to music performed by a live band.) Over 20,000 South Carolina residents flock to the annual Main Street Latin Festival every year to overload their senses on the plethora of sounds, sights, and smells that are embellished with Latin culture. The festival, which serves as th...
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Old Habits Die Hard: Neo-Confederates Raise Confederate Flag at S.C. State House...Again

July 11, 2017  •  8 Comments
S.C. Secessionist Party member Braxton Spivey of Charleston, South Carolina is joined by a fellow reenactor, and celebrity black Confederate Arlene Barnum, of Stuart, Oklahoma as he raises a Confederate flag up a portable flag pole during the Confederate flag raising event. On July 10, 2017 the South Carolina Secessionist Party held a confederat...
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Photos: "Honor Them With Action" Remembering the forty-nine victims of the Pulse Nightclub Massacre.

June 13, 2017  •  3 Comments
Columbia Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin speaks to attendees of the "Honor Them With Action" rally about his support for the LGBTQ community. Sam Edwards holds a sign reading "Disarm Hate" during the "Honor Them With Action" rally at the South Carolina State House. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott speaks to attendees of the "Honor Them With Action" ral...
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