Sack’s central claim, derived from philosophers and prelates and students of Black America, is that forgiving the likes of Roof is not about freeing him from culpability but enabling the forgiver to ...

In June, Richland County became the first county in the state to pass a hate-crime law. The first charge has now been issued under it.

The Clementa Pinckney Foundation will be giving away free backpacks and school supplies in Ridgeland, SC to help families get back to school.

Former President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy at Clementa Pinckney's funeral in Charleston, South Carolina on June 26, 2015. (FILE) ...

The proposed legislation is named after Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a state senator and pastor at Mother Emanuel who was killed in the attack.

Clementa Pinckney, who was the pastor at the time of the shootings, was an incredible prodigy. He was the youngest African American ever elected to the state legislature.

Among them was the church's pastor, the Reverend Clementa Pinckney who was a South Carolina state senator. "No one really would expect something like this to happen in your sanctuary.

Eliana Pinckney reflects on the death of her father, Clementa Pinckney, 10 years after the Charleston church massacre and how he inspires her today.

Among the victims were the church’s pastor and state senator, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41; Susie Jackson, 87; and Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74.