Dylann Roof Planned To Shoot Up Another Black…

On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof left Mother Emmanuel and traveled to the Branch AME Church, about 30 minutes away,…
02.22.17

NEWS ROUNDUP: L.A. Needs Millions For Legal Payouts…AND…

The settlements of lawsuits brought on by individuals who were wrongfully convicted of crimes, families of those killed by police…
01.10.17

NEWS ROUNDUP: President Obama To Deliver Farewell Address…

President Obama will give his final speech on January 10 at McCormick Place, the same place he celebrated his 2012…
01.03.17

Dylann Roof Will Not Call Witnesses, Present Evidence…

Dylann Roof faces the death penalty or life in prison when the penalty phase of his hate crimes trial resumes…
02.08.21

Shooter Dylann Roof Laughs As He Confesses To…

Dylann Roof appeared in court on Friday to face the jury for shooting nine people at a historic Black church…
02.08.21

Black Foreman In Slager Trial Says Jurors Found…

"After we looked at the evidence and read the laws, and looked at the things that were presented to us…
12.09.16

Jury Deadlocked In Michael Slager Trial, Ordered To…

The federal judge presiding over the Michael Slager trial ordered the jury to keep working after jurors said they could…
07.01.19

Man Arrested After Hurling Racial Slurs At Celebrated…

A startling on-camera confrontation shows a White man hurling racial slurs at a noted journalist.
10.21.16

NEWS ROUNDUP: Ex-Cop Who Killed Walter Scott Wants…

The former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer who was charged with the murder of Walter Scott—a 50-year-old Black man…
10.20.16

Dylann Roof’s Lawyers File Motion Contending Federal Death…

Currently, Roof faces 33 federal offenses, including hate crime charges based on the allegation that he purposely targeted members of…
08.02.16

In A Country Plagued By Racism, Juneteenth Matters…

In commemoration of the anniversary of the tragic terror attack on Emanuel AME Church last year and in the wake of…
02.08.21

Fall Trial Date Set For Mother Emanuel Shooter,…

Roof attended Tuesday's hearing sitting "impassively" in front of the victims' families, journalists and spectators, the Times reports. He faces…
06.08.16

Charleston Council Renames Library To Honor AME Shooting…

Renaming the Charleston library she served for 30 years is a fitting tribute to Cynthia Hurd, one of the nine churchgoers killed…
06.26.15

Charleston Cop Tells Black Children: “Don’t Go To…

A tense confrontation between a Charleston, South Carolina police officer and a group of young black children is currently under…
02.08.21

“They Waited Their Turn To Be Shot:” South…

The South Carolina Republican lawmaker who suggested the Mother Emanuel AME victims didn’t defend themselves during an attack by accused…
02.08.21

Charleston Shooting: Black Prejudice In 2015

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968. Malcolm X was killed in 1965. Reverend Clementa Pinckney was assassinated…
02.08.21
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