CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Wednesday marks five years since nine lives were taken at Mother Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston. Watch the video here.
It’s still just a model, but a memorial honoring the Emanuel 9 victims and survivors is taking shape. “We must move with a sense of urgency,” said Emanuel Church Reverend Eric [...]
Civil Rights groups have called for removal of the John C. Calhoun statue and in conjunction area lawmakers are asking to repeal the Heritage Act which protects any state monument or memorial [...]
A Facebook group called “CHS Students for Black Lives” will have a peaceful march tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17th at 4pm at the Marion Square Fountain. This peaceful march will commemorate the 5th [...]
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 17, Representative Joe Cunningham and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will host a virtual town hall to discuss gun violence, police brutality and systemic racism. For more [...]
The Reverend Sharon Risher, whose mother and two cousins were killed in the Charleston church massacre, describes herself as an “accidental activist.” Becoming an advocate for gun-violence [...]
People of all cultures are hurt, tired and provoked by the unjust killings of black men by white police officers. This recent killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minnesota is the [...]
Thursday, June 4. Faith leaders and elected officials from the Charleston area participated in a Prayer Walk protest march. The all-day protest march started at First Baptist and ended at Mother [...]
Last year, Singleton began writing the book titled “Different.” His mother’s character is a teacher who helps a student from Nigeria adjust and shine in her new surroundings. Crafting [...]