The Narrative Hive

 Hive check-in: Let’s dive into today’s narrative. On May 28, 2023, 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was killed in Columbia, South Carolina after a confrontation outside a convenience store escalated into gunfire. This week, nearly three years later, a jury found store owner Chikei Rick Chow not guilty of murder. For Cyrus’s family and many in the community, that verdict does not close anything. It just confirms what they already knew about how this case would land in the justice system. What the evidence shows Court testimony and public reporting outline a sequence that began with a suspected shoplifting incident involving water bottles inside a store. What matters is what happened after. Cyrus left the store. A confrontation followed. Then a chase. During that chase, Cyrus was shot in the back. That detail has stayed at the center of this case from the beginning: a teenager running away, and a gun fired from behind. The defense argued self-defense, saying Chow believed there was ...

Hive check-in: Let’s dive into today’s narrative. June always feels like that deep breath right before the second half of the year really kicks in. We’ve made it through the noise of the first five months the plans we stuck to, the ones we abandoned, the unexpected plot twists life threw in just to keep things interesting. And now we’re here… standing in the glow of summer, looking for something new to grow into. This month, I’m not rushing. I’m not forcing timelines. I’m choosing intention over urgency. June feels like: slow mornings with sunlight spilling through the blinds unfinished drafts finally getting their chance to breathe soft music playing while ideas start to make sense again and the reminder that I don’t have to have it all figured out to still be moving forward There’s something powerful about allowing yourself to begin again without guilt. Not because you failed but because you’re evolving. And honestly? That’s the energy I want all month long. 🌿 What I’m Carrying Into...