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Racism
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Obama and the Logic of Massacre, From Birmingham to Charleston
President Obama cannot escape the message and the environment his administration has created.
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Healing Is Not Grieving: We Must Not “Move Forward” in the Wake of Massacre
Calls for premature healing are really appeals to return to the national status quo.
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Flagging Hate Speech
It shouldn't take the deaths of nine innocent churchgoers for Southern states to renounce the Confederate flag.
As Black Churches Burn Across the South, Are White Supremacist Attacks Continuing?
The FBI is launching an investigation into fires set at seven Black churches.
I Am Not Dylann Roof’s Woman
His claim to act in women's defense is as old as white supremacy itself, and it's been refuted for just as long.
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Charleston Massacre Forces White Nationalists Out of the Shadows
Charleston massacre forces white nationalists to face increased media scrutiny.
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Homegrown Terrorist
Four Decades After Burning Confederate Flag, Activist Says the Struggle Continues
Brett Bursey calls himself the oldest living Confederate prisoner of war.
Bree Newsome Scales Flagpole, Removes South Carolina Capitol Confederate Flag
Calls to remove the flag intensified after last week's shooting.
From the 16th St. Baptist Church to Emanuel AME: Two Eras, One Mindset
Two seperate tragedies in which Black churchgoers were killed reveal a parallel mindset that is as old as the US.