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Charleston church massacre 10-year anniversary

They Welcomed Him to Pray. Then He Opened Fire: Remembering the Charleston Church Massacre, 10 Years Later

The shooter, Dylann Roof, then 22, sat in the Bible study group with his victims for about an hour in the basement of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the oldest one in the south, before he drew a gun and shot church members while they were praying, federal prosecutors said.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

'Forgiveness is between him and God:' Families reflect on decade since Charleston church massacre

It's been 10 years since a White supremacist gunned down Black churchgoers in Charleston. The families hope commemoration events spark action.

The Washington Post · 9h

10 years after Charleston church massacre, faith leaders lament that the country hasn't changed

Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black members 10 years ago on Tuesday

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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, ...

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Cityline: The contemporary Black Church

THEY REPRESENT AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE. SOJOURNER TRUTH ... AND OF COURSE, THE BLACK CHURCH HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO AFRICAN AMERICANS PROVIDING HOPE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. AND COMMUNITY.

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Town hall to honor legacy of Cynthia Graham Hurd and Emanuel 9

June 17 will mark 10 years since the tragic shooting at a historic African American church in downtown Charleston. A gunman, ...

The Oak Ridger on MSN20d

Explore the music, history of three faith traditions at recent "Roots" event

Oak Ridge event for "Our American Roots" included members of Oak Valley Baptist, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, and First United Methodist Church.

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'Ms. Z', 88, valued volunteer at the oldest African American church in Sewickley

“I run into people everywhere ... “I look forward to coming to church. That’s a big day in my life,” Zacharias said. St. Matthews was the first African-American congregation in Sewickley ...

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American missionary reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint in South Africa during church service

The search for an American missionary ... the Fellowship Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee said on its Facebook page. Lt. Gen. Avele Fumba of the South African Police Service confirmed ...

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Historic African American church in Virginia says it's being pushed out by developers

A historic African American church said it's being pushed out by ... He believes the project will create traffic chaos. "We want people here, but they're not going to enjoy congestion and that ...

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Black artists oppose possible sale of African-American cemetery by White Plains church

That’s when 36 of 52 able-bodied African American men ... was wrong for the church to liquidate most of the cemetery land, which was part of property given to enslaved people freed by Quakers ...

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American pastor reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint during church service in South Africa

Josh Sullivan was at the Fellowship Baptist Church ... of around 30 people, including his wife and six children, when the incident happened, multiple outlets reported. South African Police ...

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