S. Carolina leaders call for removing Confederate flag from statehouse grounds
The Confederate flag features prominently in photos of the white youth arrested and charged with the murders.
Today in history: Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph born 75 years ago
"My doctors told me I would never walk again, my mother told me I would; I believed my mother."
Julius & Ethel's final day: June 19th, 1953
Despite massive, worldwide protests, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed in Sing Sing Prison; on this anniversary, their granddaughter has this message and shares videos.
To Mother Emanuel’s Denmark Vesey: your fight goes on!
Fighting off racist attacks is nothing new for the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
Today in history: 150th anniversary of Juneteenth
It honors the day when slaves in Texas heard they had been freed by Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
House votes to approve Fast Track
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Fast Track trade authority today. The bill passed with a vote of 218-208.
Questions about the Fast Track vote?
Keep up the good work by thanking those in Congress who stood with working families on trade by voting no on both parts of the Fast Track bill.
Nine dead after hate crime in historic S.C. black church
The gunman stayed for nearly an hour at the prayer meeting Wednesday night before shooting the victims - six females and three males.
North Carolina NAACP leader released from jail after voting rights protest
"We were planning to stay in jail overnight in defiance against being arrested, unconstitutionally, based on the sound or volume of our voices."
Roanoke rally for voting rights planned for June 25
Attendees will rally to defend the right to vote and to support a restoration of the Voting Rights Act.
