Post Tagged with: "Emanuel AME"

Dozens of bouquets lined a sidewalk in 2015 after the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

FOCUS, Campbell:  Book on Emanuel shootings is important to read

A review by Reba Hull Campbell, special to Charleston Currents  | Rarely does a book appeal to all my “reading” senses – well written, important message, compelling story and human connections. “Grace Will Lead Us Home” about the shootings at Emanuel A.M.E. Church was one of them.

Back in June, I listened to an interview on the SC Lede podcast on SC Public Radio with the author of the book, Jennifer Berry Hawes. She’s a reporter for The Post and Courier who witnessed first-hand many of the details surrounding this tragedy.

After hearing Hawes’ podcast, I knew I had to read the book. And I knew I had to buy it and not just borrow it from the library or listen on Audible. I had a feeling it would be one of those books I’d want to mark up and re-read.

Once I got started on the book, I just couldn’t stop. …

8/5: New important book; Reject hate; Montreal’s murals

8/5: New important book; Reject hate; Montreal’s murals

IN THIS EDITION

FOCUS, Campbell: Book on Emanuel shootings is important to read
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Take the high road and reject hate, fury
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
PHOTO ESSAY: The murals of Montreal
GOOD NEWS:  Big season ahead for Charleston Symphony Orchestra
FEEDBACK: Send us your letters
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Rusty gate
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:   Santee National Wildlife Refuge
CALENDAR:  From baseball to movies to jazz

by · 08/05/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
FOCUS, Wentworth:  From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh

FOCUS, Wentworth:  From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh

By Marjory Wentworth, contributing editor  |   In 2016, the lawyers from the International Criminal Court asked me to write a poem for the 70th Anniversary of the closing of the military tribunals at Nuremberg. At the time, I was finishing writing the book We Are Charleston, Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel, immersed in the unfathomable grief of the families and survivors. Charleston was still recovering from one of the worst hate crimes in American history

The links between racism and anti-Semitism are innumerable. In fact, the NAACP has Jewish roots.  The organization was founded by both black and white civil rights activists, including a Jewish man named Henry Moskowitz.  …

11/12: Mourning gun victims; S.C. House races; YallFest; More

11/12: Mourning gun victims; S.C. House races; YallFest; More

IN THIS ISSUE   |  Nov. 12, 2018  

FOCUS, Wentworth: From Nuremberg to Pittsburgh  
COMMENTARY, Brack: S.C. House races need to be more competitive
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: S.C. Ports Authority
GOOD NEWS:  Changes ahead at the S.C. House
PHOTO ESSAY:  YallFest
FEEDBACK: Latest commentary was spot on
MYSTERY PHOTO:  A bridge to somewhere
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Sweetgrass baskets
CALENDAR: Gospel Christmas set for Dec. 1

by · 11/12/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
7/16: Memorial design; Teach kids to swim; Pluff mud; Shark Week

7/16: Memorial design; Teach kids to swim; Pluff mud; Shark Week

IN THIS ISSUE of Charleston Currents #10.36  |  July 16, 2018  

FOCUS:  Architect unveils Emanuel AME Church memorial design
COMMENTARY, Brack:  Teach your children to swim
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
GOOD NEWS:  Big ladybug release set for July 21 at Magnolia
WHAT WE LOVE: Pluff mud in the morning
FEEDBACK:  Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO:  Imagine the bugs in this place
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA:  Edisto River
CALENDAR, July 16+:  Shark Week is ahead

by · 07/16/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue
FEEDBACK: Forgiveness column still touches heart

FEEDBACK: Forgiveness column still touches heart

John W. Martin III, McBee, S.C.: “It has been over a year and a half since I read your column about forgiveness at Emanuel Church in Charleston (I just read it again). You are one of the few who seem to acknowledge the greatness of what happened there. The difference in what happened in Charleston and what happened in other places after similar atrocities is incredible. It continues to return to my mind to the point that I want to visit that church.”

by · 02/12/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback
FEEDBACK:   Thoughts on Emanuel Nine and customer service

FEEDBACK:   Thoughts on Emanuel Nine and customer service

Judy Hines: “As we approach the anniversary of the deaths of the Emanuel Nine two years ago, we should pause to take stock of where we are in terms of the public health menace of gun violence.”

Glenda Nemes: “Yes, I agree there is a poor customer service epidemic. But Customer Service is multifaceted. “

by · 06/19/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback
Congestion at Main Road and U.S. Highway 17

GOOD NEWS:  Tired of traffic congestion? Here’s a way to help

Staff reports  |  The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments is seeking public input in three meetings to help it develop the region’s 2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). 

by · 06/19/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs
FOCUS:  Emanuel AME Church to honor 2nd anniversary of tragedy

FOCUS:  Emanuel AME Church to honor 2nd anniversary of tragedy

Staff reports  |  The second anniversary of the June 17, 2015, tragedy in which nine members of Emanuel AME Church were slain will be commemorated with a series of commemorative events this month.

Perhaps the most visible will be Friday’s dialogue on race called The Charleston Forum.  The event, which requires tickets, will feature a discussion on a wide range of issues impacting Charleston, the state and the nation.  A description from the website:“The Charleston Forum’s dialogue is a step forward together, with no pre-set agenda but with a common purpose. Our discussions will address economics and education, policing and criminal justice, the future of the past, and the Charleston experience….

by · 06/12/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
"Mother" Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, S.C.

FOCUS: Rivers, Sanders to launch Living Your Truth series tonight

Staff reports | The Social Justice, Racial Equity Collaborative will launch its two-hour Living Your Truth series at 6:30 p.m. today at Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Street in Charleston.

The event will be hosted by two longtime friends, Rev. Nelson B. Rivers III and former College of Charleston President Alex Sanders.

According to a press release, the series beings together diverse voices to inspire, challenge and foster understanding in Charleston, which the effort’s leaders believe is ready to reflect on the truth and perspectives necessary for racial healing and transformation.

by · 05/16/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news