
On August 30 the University of Texas (UT) removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from its pedestal in front of the school’s famous clock tower, banishing it to 18 months out of the public eye before it will be placed in a less-prominent history collection indoors.
by AWR Hawkins31 Aug 2015, 5:57 PM PST0

On August 17, South Carolina state senator Marlon Kimpson (D-Charleston) introduced an “assault weapon” ban and numerous other gun controls to prevent another attack like that which occurred at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17.
by AWR Hawkins18 Aug 2015, 7:43 PM PST0

On July 10, the FBI reported that background checks did not stop Dylann Roof from acquiring the gun he allegedly used to kill nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17.
by AWR Hawkins10 Jul 2015, 1:06 PM PST0

Members of a historic black church worshipped at their sanctuary Sunday for the first time since a gunman opened fire at a Bible study, killing nine people, and uniformed police officers stood among the congregation as a measure of added security.
by Breitbart News21 Jun 2015, 8:28 AM PST0

What is believed to be the manifesto of Dylann Storm Roof–who on Wednesday night committed mass-murder against members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church–revealed that the 21-year-old held deeply racist, anti-American, anti-Semitic, and white supremacist views.
by Jordan Schachtel20 Jun 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

On June 18, President Obama called for Hollywood celebrities to join him in pushing gun control in the wake of the Charleston attack but not every celebrity is falling in line.
by AWR Hawkins19 Jun 2015, 8:11 PM PST0

Sources tell NBC News that during his confession, Roof said he “almost didn’t go through with it because everyone was so nice to him,” but in the end decided he had to “go through with his mission.”
by John Hayward19 Jun 2015, 7:47 AM PST0

Justin Miller, a senior editor at the left-wing Daily Beast, has yet to issue a Tweet of any kind calling for prayers or condolences for the victims of last night’s horrific shooting at Emanuel AME, a historic black church in
by John Nolte18 Jun 2015, 5:09 AM PST0

Individuals gathered together to pray on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina after a shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. A prayer circle gathered at King Street and Calhoun pic.twitter.com/bm5mJDbXLh — Lainie Fritz (@lainiefritz) June 18, 2015 Impromptu prayer Circle
by Ian Hanchett17 Jun 2015, 10:56 PM PST0

At a press conference early Thursday morning, Charleston, SC police chief Gregory Mullen reported that nine were killed in a shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday that he believes was a hate crime. Mullen said that eight people were
by Ian Hanchett17 Jun 2015, 10:28 PM PST0