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Ten years ago, on June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof walked into Mother Emanuel AME Church, a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina during Bible study. He prayed with the church members before shooting them, killing nine.
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SC leaders mark 10 years since Mother Emanuel AME shooting, call for legislative action
South Carolina political figures and lawmakers call for policy action 10 years after Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people at a Charleston church.
www.greenvilleonline.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
lottiejoiner.bsky.social
According to the article, "South Carolina is just one of two U.S. states without a hate crime law in place." The state's Senate Democratic Caucus have put forth legislation to address "hate-based violence."
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SC leaders mark 10 years since Mother Emanuel AME shooting, call for legislative action
South Carolina political figures and lawmakers call for policy action 10 years after Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people at a Charleston church.
www.greenvilleonline.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
dianaweynand.bsky.social
May remembrance become resolve.

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I Will Rise – Honoring the Emanuel Nine
YouTube video by Diana Weynand
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June 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
apanaki.bsky.social
10 years ago, I created Madonna and Child: The Sacred and Profane to honour the Charleston Nine.
Their lives were taken in an act of racist violence at Mother Emanuel AME Church.
We remember. We resist. We demand change.
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April 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM