Dylann Roof, the white 22-year-old suspect connected to the killing of nine Black churchgoers in Charleston, S.C., has elected to represent himself during the hate-crime and murder trial. Roof’s race-fueled motivation to enter Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015 and open fire still has the community in emotional shambles.
Federal prosecutors announced they will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof today (May 24). The 22-year-old murdered nine people who he had just prayed with in a Charleston, SC church in July 2015.
Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old white man accused of killing nine people in a Charleston, S.C. church, shouldn’t have been allowed to purchase the gun he used in the crime. According to the FBI, Roof was able to slip past a criminal background check due to a loophole in the system and obtained the .45-caliber handgun.
Despite having it his way after being caught, accused Charleston shooter and murderer Dylann Roof was indicted on new charges. On Tuesday (July 7), the proud Confederate flag waver was hit with three more charges of attempted murder.
NASCAR, the unofficial “Southern sport,” is taking a bold stand in the country’s Confederate flag issue as the victims from the Charleston church shooting are still fresh in their graves.
Amber Roof, the sister of accused Charleston church shooter, Dylan Roof, recently took down a GoFundMe page where she had the nerve to scream “woe is me” because her racist killer sibling spoiled her wedding plans.
Anthony Hamilton is a Grammy-Award winner R&B hitmaker. He also hails from Charlotte, North Carolina; just a few hours from where the Charleston church shooting rocked the entire nation.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Charleston, S.C. to honor the lives of the nine victims of the tragic Mother Emanuel AME church shooting. President Obama delivered a powerful eulogy Friday afternoon (Jun. 26) for his friend and fallen Mother Emanual pastor Rev. Clementa Pinckney and commanded the pulpit similarly to […]
Unfortunately it took the murder of nine people in a place of worship, but more people are starting to realize exactly the type of hate the Confederate flag symbolizes. A number of retailers have announced that they will no longer be stocking or selling the banner of slavery and treason.
Even Alabama is getting in on the whole “the Confederate flag is bad look” trend. The state’s governor, Robert Bentley, ordered that the rebel flag of the Confederacy (news flash: they lost the Civil War) on the Capitol grounds to be taken down.
A veteran volunteer Texas firefighter of Mabank Fire Department is now sitting on the couch for good after a Facebook post regarding Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof he made went viral.
You know it’s real when Walmart falls in line. The retailer has announced it will be removing all merchandise bearing the confederate flag from its stores and stop selling said items, too.
Law enforcement being lauded for the apprehension of Dylann Roof need to reflect on militance used on this case versus other national newsmakers.
Despite what your not so racist friends, or Kanye West, will tell you, the confederate flag is a symbol of hate and racism. After the mass murder of nine Black people in a historic church in South Carolina, the state’s governor has called for the removal of the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds where […]
If you thought the members of Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church was going to let the busy work of the devil break their spirits for good, then you have severely underestimated the power of faith.
The United States is a grieving nation in the wake of the Charleston church shooting and while many political figureheads continue to downplay the main issue as it stares us all in the face, Lupe Fiasco is letting his outspoken characteristics go mute this time around.
As the nation becomes uncomfortably familiar with alleged Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof, details are forthcoming that suggest the 21-year-old exposed himself to radical racist ideals. Two twitter users apparently discovered a website that seems to be registered to Roof and features racist content, photos of the Confederate Flag and other questionable items.
Charleston County Magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. has already proven himself to be a questionable choice to preside over the Charleston church shooting case. At the initial hearing for Dylann Roof, the 20-year-old suspected off killing nine innocent Black people on June 17, Gosnell angered many when he divided his sympathy between the victims and […]
Irv Gotti wants to find the next DMX or someone to bring Hip-Hop back to hits hardcore roots.
One of Los Angeles Lakers' superstar LeBron James' most sought-after kicks will finally be available to the public.
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