US Edition10 Years After Charleston Church Massacre, Faith Leaders Lament that the Country Hasn't Changed
- On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist attacked a Bible study gathering at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, resulting in the deaths of nine Black attendees.
- The shooting was driven by the perpetrator's racist intent and was made possible due to flaws in the background check system, commonly referred to as the Charleston loophole.
- Since then, the community and lawmakers responded by removing the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, passing gun control legislation, and honoring victims with scholarships and memorials.
- An $88 million settlement was reached with the families of the victims, while speakers such as Senator Mark Kelly cautioned that the dangerous mix of hatred and firearms poses a serious threat to the future of the nation.
- Ten years after the massacre, faith leaders and survivors gathered for remembrance, lamenting persistent racism and urging renewed commitment to change and understanding.
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South Carolina Democratic Party hosts town hall with US Senator Mark Kelly and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords
CHARLESTON, S.C (WCBD) - State and federal lawmakers spoke at a town hall hosted by the South Carolina Democratic Party, ten years later after the tragic Charleston church shooting. On the night of June 17, 2015, a group attending Bible study at Emanuel AME Church welcomed a young man in with open arms. It was just after 8 p.m. when he pulled out a gun and shot nine innocent people. A prior drug charge should have prevented the shooter from bein…
More than a massacre: How an outsider captured Mother Emanuel's legacy
(RNS) — In 'Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church,' journalist Kevin Sack offers perspective on the historic Black church, beyond the 2015 murder of nine members.
Charleston remembers as push for reform gains urgency
The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church after a memorial in Charleston, S.C. Thousands gathered at the College of Charleston TD Arena to bring the community together after nine people were shot to death at the church on June 17, 2015. The current brick Gothic revival edifice, completed in 1891 to replace an earlier building heavily damaged in an earthquake, was a mandatory stop for…
10 Years Later: Charleston Church Shooting Survivors Remember Murdered Family Members
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina was the site of one of the worst hate crimes of the modern era. On, June 17, 2015, white supremacist Dylann Roof entered the building like a wolf in sheep’s clothing to join nine Black parishioners, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Rev. Sharonda Coleman Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Rev. DePayne Middleton, Tywanza Sanders, Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr. a…
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