Jun 26 ‘It’s hard to hate someone you know’: Teen’s website battles bias By Larisa Epatko As people all over the nation grapple with issues of racism and discrimination following the most recent mass shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, one teenager is making room for the voices of young people. Continue reading
Jun 26 On flags, forgiveness and fairness: Charleston lessons By Gwen Ifill If there is one question I get every time I speak to young, aspiring journalists, it is this: How do you keep your opinion/bias/emotion out of the story you’re covering? My answer has been pretty straightforward: Keep an open mind,… Continue reading
Jun 25 Obama urges reckoning with racism’s ‘uncomfortable truths’ By Julie Pace, Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. -- For President Barack Obama, it's become an all-too-frequent ritual: honoring the victims of mass shootings in communities across the country. Continue reading
Jun 23 ‘Human wall barrier’ planned against Westboro Baptist Church at Charleston funerals By Colleen Shalby The Westboro Baptist Church is claiming to picket the funerals of the victims killed in last week’s shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston. Continue reading
Jun 23 After sales spike, Amazon joins retailers in pulling Confederate flag merchandise By Laura Santhanam Major retailers Wal-Mart and Sears announced that they will no longer sell Confederate battle flag merchandise in their stores, but a spike in online sales on Amazon suggests that some people are turning elsewhere to buy the controversial emblem. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 12:03 Finding the roots of Dylann Roof’s radical violence By PBS News Hour The mass shooting in Charleston isn’t just an isolated event, but can be seen as part of a troubled history of racial hatred and violence in the United States. What makes someone embrace racist ideology and what can be done… Continue watching
Jun 22 S.C. governor: ‘It’s time to move the flag from the capitol grounds’ By News Desk South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday called for removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. Continue reading
Jun 21 Hundreds march in solidarity in Charleston after church shooting By Rialda Zukic Hundreds gathered in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday for a "March for Black Lives" held in memory of those killed in last week's shooting at Emanuel A.M.E Church. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch What we know so far about suspected shooter Dylann Roof’s motivations By PBS News Hour Reuters reporter Luciana Lopez has been in South Carolina covering the fallout of the tragic shooting in Charleston on Wednesday, where nine people were killed at Emanuel AME Church. What do we know about the motives of Dylann Roof, who… Continue watching
Jun 20 Website emerges with photos of accused Charleston shooter, manifesto By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Elisabeth Ponsot A white supremacist website containing an unsigned manifesto as well as photographs of accused Charleston gunman Dylann Roof surfaced across social media on Saturday. Continue reading