SC Native Celebrates 103rd Birthday & Reveals Key to Long Life Is Minding Your Business

That’s some sage wisdom! Edward Lawrence, Sr. is a Charleston, South Carolina native who just celebrated his 103rd birthday, WECT news reports. With the CDC reporting that the average life expectancy for Black people is at a new low of 71, this is a feat of enormous proportion and cause for celebration. Lawrence Sr. now […]
Tyler Perry Set to Build New Home for 94-Year-Old SC Woman Fighting to Save Her House

She’s got angels all around her! 94-year-old Josephine Wright moved from New York to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with her late husband Samuel Wright Sr. almost 30 years ago, CNN reports. The couple sought respite from city life, settling on the 1.8-acre property that had been in her husband’s family since the Civil War. […]