Friday, June 20, 2014 Denzel Curnell was mysteriously killed after an “encounter” with police in Bridgeview Apartments (better known as Bayside). Today is July 2, 2014 and there is still no official report in the death of Denzel Curnell (although police claim he killed himself). Not sure how after two weeks of a SLED investigation, there still seems to be no official report as to what really happened the night of Curnell’s death. We’ve seen murderers in this city found the same day and charged within hours after a so-called investigation – why is this different? It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure that out.

Meanwhile, since Curnell’s death, Charleston, SC has had several murders throughout the city and surrounding areas. Residents don’t seem to be as up-in-arms about the black-on-black violence, than they are when the police are involved – which is a serious level of hypocrisy that needs to be addressed.

As the violence continues to spiral, we’ve decided we’re not just going to sit back and ignore these stories and statistics. We will be taking a closer look at how this violence affects family members, friends and especially the children who are left behind. #StayTuned

Nina Grey