Five years after church massacre, South Carolina protects monuments
Some monuments from the State House grounds are under fire, as today marks 5 years since the Mother Emanuel AME Church massacre.
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Columbia faith leaders reflect on Mother Emanuel shooting four years later
Several leaders of AME churches across the Midlands say while it’s hard to not think about how nine people lost their lives during a mass shooting at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston four years ago, they don’t say worship in fear due to their tight-knit church communities.
Trending: National protests expected for separation of migrant families and Judge dismisses #Emanuel9 lawsuits
Trending: National protests expected for separation of migrant families and Judge dismisses Emanuel 9 lawsuits. Watch what’s trending today with WOLO-TV’s Kimberlei Davis.
Emanuel AME Anniversary Services- Remembering Nine Lives Lost
CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO)–It was three years ago that nine church members lost their lives to convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof. Roof opened fire inside Mother Emanuel AME Church, forever changing the course of history in South Carolina. The nine lives are being remembered as the City of Charleston and the State of South Carolina are coming together in the…
3 years later: Remembering the Emanuel 9
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Watch: Late Senator Clementa Pinckney’s Portrait Unveiled
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Wednesday State Lawmakers formally unveiled a portrait to honor the memory of Senator Clementa C. Pinckney. Pinckney’s two daughters unveiled the portrait. His Wife Jennifer told the chamber, if he were here he’d call himself unworthy to be classified with such greatness. Pinckney was among nine Charleston church members killed at Emanuel AME Church, last June,…
Measure Would Declare June 17 as ‘Mother Emanuel 9 Day’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A resolution declaring June 17 as Mother Emanuel Nine Day to honor the victims gunned down in a Charleston church last summer is advancing in the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the resolution Tuesday. It also encourages South Carolinians to reflect on race relations on the one-year anniversary of the massacre at Emanuel African…
National Series on Race Relations in America Launches in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — “Race in America” will be the focus during a discussion Wednesday night at the Gaillard Center. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Junior, and Mayor Joe Riley will be leading the conversation. This event will lead up to the premiere in April of new films on PBS, Burns’ “Jackie Robinson” and Gates’…
