Memorial News

Many thanks to MetalSmiths for Change for donating over $2100. This generous contribution will help build the memorial and the social justice programs we are working on to help eradicate hate and [...]

Read the full article here. The Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board and Mother Emanuel AME Church announced June 16 the launch of a new website in memory of the Emanuel Nine as well as [...]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – As the 5th anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME church shooting arrives, many commemorations will be taking place in honor of the victims and survivors. The Mother [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CHARLESTON, S.C. – February 5, 2020 – Today, the Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board announced Bank of America’s grant of $250,000 to construct a permanent memorial honoring the Emanuel [...]

CHARLESTON, S.C. Oct. 2019 – Today, the Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board announced Wells Fargo’s $500,000 grant to construct a permanent memorial honoring the Emanuel Nine, the nine [...]

First Major Gift is Earmarked for Memorial Construction CHARLESTON, S.C. – August 28, 2019 – Today, the Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board announced The Robert and Janice McNair [...]

Charleston, SC – July 15, 2018 – Today architect Michael Arad revealed design plans for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Emanuel Nine tragedy. Arad, the architect behind the [...]