Legislation to increase penalties for committing crimes because of a person’s race, gender, religion and sexual orientation ...

President Barack Obama sings "Amazing Grace" during services honoring the life of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, June 26, 2015, at the College of Charleston TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.

Richland County Councilwoman Tyra Little writes about being the first county in the state with a hate crime ordinance and ...

The condemned mass shooter who killed nine Black parishioners at a Charleston church in 2015 will not get a new trial.

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

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - It’s been 10 years since pastor and State Senator Reverend Clementa C. Pinckney was killed in the race-motivated shooting at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston ...

The eulogy for Clementa Pinckney was a historic moment, particularly for African Americans at the school. "Historic day, we had the first black president of the US in TD Arena to bring the eulogy ...

She became a member of the Pinckney Leadership Program while in high school in 2020. "I just think that the program gave me an opportunity to actually learn how important leadership skills are in ...

The city honored the legacy of Sen. Clementa Pinckney and the other Emanuel 9 victims at Amazing Grace Park, which is dedicated to Pinckney. Senator Clementa Pinckney ...

At Pinckney’s funeral, then-President Barack Obama said, “When Clementa Pinckney entered a room, it was like the future arrived; that even from a young age, folks knew he was special. Anointed.