Charleston Church Shooting
Terrorism is surging in the US, fueled by right-wing ideologies
Terrorism is in retreat around the world. Attacks fell from about 17,000 in 2014 to about 11,000 in 2017, and dropped almost 40% in the Middle East. Yet not in the US.<p>The country is seeing a surge in terrorism. There were only six attacks in the US a decade ago, but 65 in 2017. The number of …
Ideology2 South Carolina picks confirmed for appellate court slots
Two members of South Carolina's legal community have been confirmed for slots on a federal appellate court.<p>The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to …
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Confederate Flag Will Be in Museum
The Confederate flag removed from South Carolina State House grounds in 2015 is soon to be displayed again – but this time, in a museum.<p>It will be …
South CarolinaDylann Roof Prosecutor, Judge Confirmed to U.S. Appeals Court (1) (1)
Julius “Jay” Richardson, who prosecuted South Carolina white supremacist and mass killer Dylann Roof, was one of two Donald Trump nominees confirmed …
LawSenate confirms more Trump judges
President Donald Trump has put more judges on the circuit courts this far into his first two years than other administrations had, thanks to Senate …
South CarolinaOn the road to the ballot box: anti-gun violence bus tour aims to turn out youth of color
We want people to know that we support places like Oakland that have been dealing with gun violence longer and more than Parkland ever has Jaclyn Corin<p>It was some time after 8pm when Angela Smith’s teenage daughter contacted her with an urgent request.<p>Bria, 17, wanted to leave home the next morning …
News (U.S.)What kind of U.S. appeals judge will Columbia attorney be?
After the U.S. Senate’s 81-8 confirmation Thursday of federal prosecutor Jay Richardson to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, pundits are speculating …
Donald Trump'Pinnacle of my career': Leo Twiggs wins prestigious Gibbes $10,000 art prize
Orangeburg artist Leo Twiggs says winning the Gibbes Museum’s prestigious Society 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art may be the summit of his …
Mass ShootingsDixie Vodka
Driving north out of Oxford a couple of years back, I passed the Snow White Tavern on the outskirts of Medon, just south of Jackson, Tennessee. In …
Black HistoryThere's Blood on the Streets of Mr. Jefferson's Town
The white supremacist terror in Charlottesville was a reminder that the American experiment contains the mechanism of its own destruction.<p><i>All over the South, the statues came down, but there was blood on the streets of Mr. Jefferson's town.</i><p>It is one year now from the day on which actual Nazis made …
Rights & FreedomsAfter Las Vegas, Charleston shootings, another SC city considers bump stock ban
After Columbia became the first city in the nation to ban bump stocks, Charleston may soon follow suit.<p>The city’s Public Safety Committee is …
GunsListen to Dot Scott interview | Quintin's Close-Ups | Podcasts
From affirmative action to the Mother Emanuel's 200th anniversary, I sit down with Charleston NAACP president Dot Scott for a special edition of …
Mass ShootingsConfederate Monuments Are Being Discovered Faster Than They Can Be Taken Down
Since a white supremacist massacred nine African-Americans at the Mother Emanuel church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June of 2015, 113 …
Rights & FreedomsJudge: Release School Shooting Suspect Education Report
(Seminole Country Sheriff’s Office via AP)<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has refused to prevent the release of a report on the education …
Mass ShootingsTomgram: Arnold Isaacs, The Con Game of America's Anti-Muslims
Anti-Muslim activists in the United States were operating in a "post-truth era" and putting out "alternative facts" long before those phrases entered …
ReligionA South Carolina church 'fires up' after $500K anonymous donation pays off mortgage
It may have been Saturday evening, but the Campbell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was filled with people dressed in their Sunday …
South CarolinaHe was found with a machete after threatening to kill people at SC church, cops say
A South Carolina man was arrested Sunday when he was found with a machete after threatening to kill parishioners at church law enforcement told …
CrimeAustin city report on Confederate monuments suggests renaming city
A new report from Austin, Texas’s Equity Office about existing Confederate monuments suggested changing the city's name.<p>The report identified several …
Confederate MonumentsMichael Arad unveils Emanuel Nine Memorial to commemorate Charleston church shooting
Michael Arad, the architect behind New York's 9/11 Memorial, has revealed plans for a monument dedicated to the victims of a shooting massacre that …
Mass ShootingsParkland shooting survivors to meet with Emanuel AME families ahead of town hall
When 12 high school students who survived the mass shooting at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School come to Charleston next week, they will …
CharlestonI was Donald Kaul's last editor, and the job was memorable in every way
Satirist Donald Kaul delighted readers for half a century with the dark humor he discovered in everything from having his hair catch fire while …
Des MoinesReligion Book Deals: July 25, 2018
<b>Gun Control Advocate Lands at Chalice</b><p><b>Rev. Sharon Washington Risher</b>, whose mother and two cousins were killed in the 2015 shooting at the Mother …
Gun ControlSC doesn't have $5 billion for Jasper port. But that isn't what is stalling it, some say
If the Jasper County port project is not built, it would be an insult to the memory of the late Democratic state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who …
Georgia (U.S. State)Confederate Flag License Plates Are Getting More Popular in Tennessee
The popularity of Confederate flag license plates in Tennessee has hit a 10-year high, according to data from the state’s department of revenue.<p>There …
Confederate FlagConfederate License Plates In Tennessee Have Spiked 72 Percent Since 2015
8:18 PM 07/19/2018<p>The ownership of Confederate license plates in Tennessee has spiked by 72 percent in the past three years.<p>The Sons of Confederate …
Conservative ViewTennessee Confederate Flag License Plates Are More Popular Now Than Anytime In The Past Decade
For the first time in a decade, the number of Confederate flag license plates in Tennessee has surged, hitting a record high. According to <i>The</i> …
Confederate FlagHere's Why More People Are Displaying Confederate License Plates
Natalie Allison at <i>The</i> <i>Tennessean</i> has an interesting story about how more Tennesseans are displaying Confederate flag license plates.<p>James Patterson, …
NashvilleRecord number of Tennesseans use Confederate flag license plates
A record number of Tennesseans are using Confederate flag license plates amid a nationwide push to eliminate the symbolism after nine people were …
Confederate FlagTennessee hits record number of Confederate flag license plates
Tennesseans are driving with Confederate flag license plates more than ever before in the last decade, The Tennessean reported on Wednesday.<p>The Sons …
Southern Poverty Law CenterEmanuel Nine Memorial Reminds Us to Forgive, Welcome Others
Three years after the shooting that killed nine at a church in Charleston, the church has announced plans for a new memorial. Designed by the same …
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