Friday marks one year since the tragic shootings that claimed the lives of nine parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. The shootings were racially motivated, ignited a nationwide conversation about racism and resulted in the Confederate flag being removed from South Carolina’s Statehouse grounds. But what has been the lasting impact? We look into that with several people including one who lost his sister in that horrible tragedy.
Guests
Malcolm Graham - former North Carolina senator; his sister Cynthia Graham Hurd was a victim of the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston
Mary C. Curtis - journalist and columnist at Roll Call and NBCBLK; she is also a contributor to NPR's Code Switch
Dr. Shannon Sullivan - chair, Department of Philosophy at UNC Charlotte and Author of Good White People: The problem with Middle-Class White Anti-Racism