Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the historic Charleston, S.C., church that was struck with tragedy last June after a gunman killed nine people during Bible study, has a new pastor, the ...

Elnora Taylor knows that the Rev. Clementa Pinckney's spirit was smiling down from heaven on Saturday. The morning was blessed with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-60s as volunteers from ...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — June 17 marks 10 years since a deadly mass shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shocked the nation. A white supremacist, intent on starting a race ...

Before white supremacist Dylann Roof shot and killed nine parishioners in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the church was known foremost as being the oldest AME church ...

CHARLESTON — Members of a historic black church returned to their sanctuary Sunday, perhaps united like never before, and will hear a sermon of recovery and healing, a message that will no doubt ...

Her boisterous laugh warms the nearly empty sanctuary. She is flanked by three young black journalists who are wrapping up an interview for a TV station that airs out of Columbia, South Carolina. It’s ...

The men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. lead a crowd of people in prayer outside the Emanuel AME Church after a memorial in Charleston, S.C. Thousands gathered at the College of Charleston TD Arena ...

WASHINGTON -- Giving voice to intense heartache, anger and sadness, President Barack Obama said Thursday the South Carolina church shooting that left nine people dead shows the need for a national ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wednesday marks five years since nine black worshipers were killed in a racist attack at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. The white supremacist shooter, Dylan Roof, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Malcolm Graham Special to the Washington Post The world knows my sister Cynthia ...

Charleston Shooting Memorial People walk past photos of some of the victims of the shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church before a memorial service honoring those killed on June 17, 2015. (AP ...