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Remembering The Black Victims of White Racist Violence

Three people lost their lives in a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., but recently many more have died in a similar way.

By

Kalyn Womack

Published

August 28, 2023
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…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

March 14, 2017
Mother Emanuel Holds Services of Remembrance, a Year After Mass Shooting at the Church

Exactly a year ago, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., was left reeling after a horrific mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine victims, including church pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney. Today, Friday, the church is remembering those parishioners, embracing the community with a message of love, as it remember those…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

June 17, 2016