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South Carolina Massacre: Why Don’t We Call Killing of Nine Black Churchgoers an Act of Terrorism?
Why are so many politicians and much of the media afraid to call the mass shooting an act of terrorism? We discuss the double standards in coverage of shootings …
Massacre at South Carolina’s Emanuel AME an Attack on Historic Landmark of African-American Freedom
The church attacked in the Charleston, South Carolina, massacre that left nine people dead is home to the oldest black congregation south of Baltimore.
As Nation Mourns Nine Black Victims of Church Massacre, Details of Suspect’s White Supremacy Emerge
Man has been arrested for church massacre.
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White Suspect Identified for Killing of Nine People in Massacre at Black Church
Authorities attempt to identify the white gunman who opened fire in a historic black church in SC Thursday evening.
Massacre in Charleston: Nine Shot Dead at Historic Black Church
The victims were attending Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church when the attack occurred.
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Defending the indefensible
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Must End Once and for All, and More
In today's On the News segment: Systematic poverty, student debt strikers, environmental extremists, and more.
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Yale Divinity Threatens to Withhold Degree From Pro-Palestinian Protester
The human beings won a small victory at Yale Divinity School.
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For AP, Being Shot by a Cop Makes You a Suspect
The presumption by law enforcement that any Black person involved in an altercation with police must be a criminal suspect is part of the outrage driving public protest.
Tamir Rice Killing: Activists Push for Arrests After Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers
A judge in Ohio has found probable cause to charge a police officer with murder for the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.