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SC Investigating Emanuel AME for Mishandling Charleston Church Massacre Donations
South Carolina’s statewide investigative agency is looking into one of America’s oldest black churches after a former employee raised questions about donations to the victims of a racial terrorist attack. On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., and opened fire during a Bible study session, killing South Carolina…
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On 2-Year Anniversary of Massacre, Mother Emanuel AME Church Announces Memorial to Honor Shooting Victims
The Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., announced Saturday that it was retaining the designer of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to craft a permanent monument to the nine victims who lost their lives to racist terror on June 17, 2015. Israeli-American architect Michael Arad was selected to create a…
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White Supremacist Dylann Roof to Plead Guilty to State Murder Charges: Report
Dylann Roof—the white supremacist who was convicted earlier this year of several federal charges, including hate crimes, and sentenced to death for the murder of nine black worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C.—will plead guilty to state murder charges in April, forgoing the second death penalty trial that was scheduled. According to…
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Friend of Dylann Roof Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Failing to Report Crime, Lying to FBI
The friend of white supremacist Dylann Roof who admitted to lying to the FBI and hiding knowledge of the massacre carried out against a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison. According to Reuters, Joey Meek confessed to authorities that Roof, his childhood friend, had spoken about…
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SC Library Named for Charleston Church-Massacre Victim Is Vandalized
Police in Charleston, S.C., are investigating several vandalism cases that took place over the weekend, including the vandalism of the library that was dedicated to Cynthia Hurd, one of nine people murdered in the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church carried out by white supremacist Dylann Roof in 2015. Sometimes victims cannot rest, even…
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Dylann Roof’s Attorneys Argued He Has Mental Disorders: Report
Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who was sentenced to death in the murders of nine black parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., suffers from several mental disorders, attorneys claimed in an unsealed court document, CNN reports. According to the network, his legal team filed the document Dec. 6, the day before opening…