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Jon Stewart, Jamelle Bouie, And Others Weigh In On The Charleston Massacre

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Kinsey Clarke

We rounded up a few sharp thoughts in the wake of Wednesday night's horrific attack on a historic black church.

Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge in North Charleston, S.C, today. The 21-year-old man accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston made his first court appearance and bail was set for $1 million on a charge of weapons pos

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$1 Million Bond For Charleston Church Shooting Suspect

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Dylann Roof appeared via videolink for a court hearing today, where he stood expressionless as victims' family members poured out their emotions.

A Confederate flag that's part of a Civil War memorial on the grounds of the South Carolina State House flies during a Martin Luther King Day rally in 2008. The state is under fire for continuing to fly the flag.

Confederate Flag 'Has To Come Down' In S.C., NAACP Leader Says

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Calling Wednesday's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., a hate crime, the head of the NAACP says it's not appropriate for South Carolina to keep flying the Confederate flag.

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'Hate Won't Win': Shock and Mourning In Charleston

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

After an emotional day in Charleston, the city remembers victims of a mass shooting with an evening prayer vigil. It comes after a dramatic hearing where the suspect made a first court appearance.

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Charleston Church To Hold Sunday Service And Deliver 'Message Of Hope'

8:42pm June 20, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Charleston's Emanuel AME Church will reopen for the first time since Wednesday night's mass shooting. The suspect, Dylann Roof, remains in custody under a suicide watch.

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Criminal Justice Professor Discusses Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof

12:46pm June 20, 2015

More details are emerging about Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old suspect in the shooting deaths of nine people in Charleston. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Northeastern University professor James Fox.

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The Rev. Sidney Davis leads mourners at Charleston's Second Presbyterian Church during a community prayer service for the nine victims of the shooting at the historic Emanuel AME Church.

Sen. Tim Scott: Charleston Shooting Was 'A Crime Of Hate'

7:35am June 20, 2015

by Michel Martin

Sen. Tim Scott, Republican of South Carolina, shares his thoughts on the shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.

Charleston, S.C., Residents Gather Outside Church To Mourn Victims

8:13pm June 19, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

Charleston, S.C., is reeling in the aftermath of Wednesday night's mass shooting at a historic black church. At the church Friday, residents are coming to pay their respects.

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Books
Arts

Jacqueline Woodson On Growing Up, Coming Out And Saying Hi To Strangers

1:26pm June 19, 2015

Woodson, the author of the young adult novel Brown Girl Dreaming, says that growing up in South Carolina, she knew that the safest place was with her family. Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2014.

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"Bragging about yourself, and your best qualities, is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling any confidence whatsoever to read three or four words," says Whaley.

One Teacher's Quest To Build Language Skills ... And Self-Confidence

9:07am June 19, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

For our 50 Great Teachers series, we profile Thomas Whaley. With his second-graders on Long Island, he's teaching English ... and a lot more.

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