Johnnie Grant plays with his twin daughters, Alayna and Raynaon, and his son Yahya, 2 before heading to a music festival to perform in Atlanta. Grant was headed to Charlotte for a performance when his rental car was pulled over in South Carolina and had $8000 seized by law enforcement. It took him a year in fighting the civil forfeiture in court before he got his money back.
Greenville County councilman Joe Dill sits with his son Joel at Blue Ridge Baptist Church during bible camp. When Joel was born with Down syndrome 42 years ago, a doctor in Greer told his father he could be taken to a state-run home for children with disabilities. "When he told us that I passed out," Dill said. "It's still a bad thought when you think about it because he has been such a blessing."