Experience: I’ve found a four-leaf clover every day for three years

Decades after my father’s death, I was still angry about losing him. Finding a good-luck symbol set me on a new path Sumter, South Carolina, where I grew up, was nicknamed “Murk City”. It’s not all bad, but it has a history of gun violence and crime. I’m a rapper, and a lot of my early inspiration came from my past experiences – overcoming struggles within my home town and grief after the passing of my father. The 28th anniversary of his death was on 21 May 2023. It was always a tough day, b...

By Walter Jenkins Jr