I suspect we will get some more Ferguson style entertainment out of this.
I’m surprised CNN isn’t running “Long Hot Summer” promos.
“I suspect we will get some more Ferguson style entertainment out of this.”
“North Charleston is South Carolina’s third-largest city but bears little resemblance to its more scenic neighbor to the south. Over the past two decades, as Charleston has emerged as a foodie’s paradise of restaurants and boutique hotels, North Charleston suffered massive job losses with the closure of a naval base. As housing prices went up on the Peninsula, as Charleston is called, many African Americans moved to North Charleston.
“What has happened in Charleston proper is that there has been a lot of gentrification,” said Bernard Powers, a history professor at the College of Charleston. “A lot of people have been pushed out of downtown Charleston and will frequently move into the adjacent area of North Charleston.”
Today, Charleston and North Charleston are starkly different cities. Only 25 percent of Charleston’s population is black, compared to 47 percent in North Charleston. Per capita income in North Charleston is just 61 percent of that in Charleston, according to U.S. Census data.
As in Ferguson, Mo., however, those demographics are not reflected among the ranks of North Charleston’s police. According to the Post and Courier, roughly 80 percent of its cops are white.”