Dylann Roof

The image of terrorism in America is slowly changing. New studies indicate White supremacists, anti-government persons, and other non-Islamic extremists have killed more people in the country than radical Muslims. Washington research center New America studied acts of terror in the country since September 11, 2001, reports the New York Times. In the past 14 years, deadly right-wing attacks have […]

All four Confederate flags posted at Alabama state Capitol’s Confederate memorial were removed Wednesday morning following a quiet order from the state’s governor, Robert Bentley (R). The Confederate battle flag was removed from the Capitol around 8:20 a.m. Gov. Bentley, who left the building a short while later, confirmed to inquiring reporters that he ordered the […]

As memorial services for the nine people murdered in the Emanuel AME massacre in Charleston are being coordinated, another congregation planned on making their funerals anything but peaceful. Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay church based in Topeka, Kansas, claimed they would protest at the victims’ memorial services. They believe God sent the shooter because Reverend […]

The city of Charleston, South Carolina is still in heavy mourning after Dylann Roof opened fire inside of the historical Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:35 PM EST: A day after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley joined the growing list of politicians calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, the state legislature took their first steps to begin the debate around the historic symbol of segregation. According to NBC, the decision to move […]

Hundreds of people filed into the church pews of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Father’s Day, showing strength, power, and resilience after the shooting death of nine of its members. Rev. Norvel Goff led a powerful sermon for supporters, family members, and politicians who attended the church’s first service since the horrific shooting last Wednesday. […]

Dylann Roof, the accused gunman of the Emanuel AME Shooting, planned to kill himself during last week’s attack, The LA Times reports. The son of Charleston victim Myra Thompson says he was told the story by Polly Sheppard, 69, one of two adult survivors. Felicia Sanders, 57, and her granddaughter also survived the shooting by pretending to play dead. […]

In today’s NewsOne Top 5, we take a quick look at the stories trending on our site about the Charleston shooting, plus racist experiments

A White nationalist who reportedly inspired Charleston AME gunman Dylann Roof donated thousands of dollars to a number of Republican presidential candidates, The Guardian reports. Earl Holt, president of the rightwing Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC), was named in a manifesto believed to belong to Roof and uncovered by the FBI over the weekend. An investigation has been launched to […]

The doors to Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church reopened Sunday to an exodus of people undeterred by the murderous efforts of a gunman fueled by anti-Black rhetoric — faith and strength, even when splinted with broken hearts, proved more durable than hate. It’s what Rev. DePayne Middleton Doctor would have wanted. It’s what she stood […]

It’s been almost a week since a gunman killed nine at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. On Sunday, hours after the church reopened their doors, residents and supporters came together. Thousands of people gathered for a march across the Ravenel Bridge to show support for the families of those who lost their […]

Protesters have been accused of defacing a Confederate statue in Charleston, South Carolina, reports the Huffington Post. The tagging was discovered over the weekend when Emanuel AME Church held its first service since the shooting massacre that took the lives of nine church members last Wednesday. A few monuments were covered with messages like “Black Lives Matter” and […]