US EditionCynthia Graham Hurd Foundation honors her legacy a decade after the Mother Emanuel tragedy
- June 17 marks 10 years since a mass shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that killed nine Black worshippers during Bible study.
- The church bells toll nine times daily to honor the Emanuel 9, as emphasized by Rev. Eric Manning regarding the importance of healing.
- Kevin Sack's biography highlights the church's historical role in racial justice and healing, stating, 'We need to be intentional to make sure that we are carrying a message of hope, of resilience and of restoration.'
- Longtime member Theodora Watson expressed ongoing trauma from the event, saying, 'I still don't forgive him because you took something out of us.
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A decade after Charleston massacre, white supremacist threat has only grown: Richard M. Perloff
White supremacism is not an easy enemy to fight, but when you return to the faces in those pictures – those nine adults killed nearly 10 years ago at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, by an avowed white supremacist and mourned forever – you realize we owe it to them to do something beneficent and good. Channeling the needs of supremacists into kindness is a start, writes guest columnist Richar…
Emanuel Nine, plus survivors and church, honored in SC African-American History Calendar
This year’s South Carolina African-American History Calendar, being formally unveiled Tuesday, is dedicated to the Emanuel Nine and survivors, along with historic Emanuel AME Church’s past and future.
10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new history of 'Mother Emanuel'
Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, where a white supremacist killed nine worshippers a decade ago.(Image credit: Catie Dull)
Sen. Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords to travel to Charleston, call for stronger gun background checks
Sen. Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords will travel to Charleston SC to remember 10 year Emanuel AME shooting, draw attention to gap in federal background checks that allowed the shooter to buy his weapon.
Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation honors her legacy a decade after the Mother Emanuel tragedy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) June 17th, 2025, will mark 10 years since the racially motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel in downtown Charleston, that took 9 people's lives. Thursday night, an event was held by a foundation dedicated to one of the victims, Cynthia Graham Hurd, who died that day. "Do the work keep the faith," said Cynthia's brother, Malcolm Graham, when asked what her message would be today. Thursday's national town hall meeting was ca…
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