Baldwin. Rage. (via @JIJennings) http://t.co/QUvrjrJC32
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 19, 2025Obama: Confederate flag 'belongs in a museum' hill.cm/ZYsSIRQ http://t.co/DfO5XyGZfu
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The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2025****
Y'all, watch whiteness work. This is the opening of Dylann Roof's bond hearing. Watch. America. 2015. snpy.tv/1IoTCp7
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 19, 2025The "forgiveness" narrative is thick today re: Dylann Roof. Whiteness humanizes at all costs, regardless of the deed(s). America.
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 20, 2025****
The Confederate flag wasn't raised over the SC Capitol until 1962, in defiance of the Civil Rights Movement. #TakeItDownSC
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Marc Morial (@MARCMORIAL) June 19, 2025This is my ISIS. And for me, he might live down the road. http://t.co/231HPkfEs6
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Δx Δp ≥ h/2π (@HeckPhilly) June 20, 2025****
Today's @PhillyDailyNews cover. 6/19. #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/YXbJuuL6dA
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 19, 2025Heritage, not hate, right? #CharlestonShooting http://t.co/XtT7drK8FA
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 19, 2025****
Great oped from historian Jason Ward, "Dylann Roof and the White Fear of a Black Takeover" latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/… http://t.co/m2ksKSoqrq
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Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 20, 2025The real Dylann Roof. Confederate through and through. http://t.co/68Q4lQpoH5
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Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 20, 2025****
Whiteness will work to preserve its innocence at all costs. Dylann Roof killed 9 black folk at bible study, said why, & some still question.
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deray mckesson (@deray) June 20, 2025#CharlestonShooting suspect reportedly confesses, says he wanted to start a race war: hill.cm/FhCuSr3 http://t.co/3uFBkMtGM1
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The Hill (@thehill) June 19, 2025****
Family Members Of Charleston Victims Tell Dylann Roof They “Forgive” Him At Dramatic Hearing buzzfeed.com/buzzfeednews/c… http://t.co/6FwrD3gYVr
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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) June 19, 2025Daughter of deceased victim Ethel Lance to shooter in court: "I forgive you." nbcnews.to/1FrNM41
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#CharlestonShooting suspect housed in cell next to officer who shot #WalterScott. bit.ly/1RgdUpD #chsnews http://t.co/uNfV3F0UiH
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The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) June 19, 2025The Hypocrisy of the people in South Carolina to fly the ConfederateFlag & claim they are unified in mourning is disgusting.
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Wendell Pierce (@WendellPierce) June 19, 2025****
The designer of the second national flag of the #Confederacy, explaining what it stood for: http://t.co/KY8nlO8mgp
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Jonathan Wilson (@jnthnwwlsn) June 18, 2025Pick a side @nikkihaley. The Confederate flag is un-American. http://t.co/yonPh6cXhC
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Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) June 20, 2025****
Breaking News: Website With Racist Manifesto and Photos of Charleston Shooting Suspect Surfaces
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The New York Times (@nytimes) June 20, 2025Even if we admit that we killed 9 ppl because theyre black, society will still provide us w excuses #WhitePrivilege twitter.com/deray/status/6…
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Say It White Ppl (@SayItWhitePpl) June 20, 2025****
Henry Louis Gates: If Clementa Pinckney Had Lived nyti.ms/1BrzO7m
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Henry Louis Gates Jr (@HenryLouisGates) June 19, 2025What we know about hate crimes in South Carolina: 53eig.ht/1Rds4rj http://t.co/7iXKQ9nd32
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Michelle Obama’s thoughts turned to those grieving for nine people killed in a U.S. church as she visited Friday with American soldiers and their families stationed in northern Italy. “We have seen too many tragedies like this,” Mrs. Obama said of the attack in a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. “There is something particularly horrifying about something that happens so senseless in a house of worship.” She added: “I pray for a community that I know is in pain with the hope that tragedies like these will one day come to an end.” The U.S. first lady was visiting at the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza, thanking hundreds of the troops and their families for their service.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday had expressed anger and sadness over the slayings at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. “As my husband said yesterday, simply saying our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and community of Charleston does not convey the heartache,” Mrs. Obama said. Her time with the troops and their families included reading a book to children, and visiting with about 30 expectant mothers to discuss the challenges faced by military families overseas. The families live in an area that includes housing units and an elementary and middle school. She spent a good half hour giving hugs and shaking hands. Her daughters Malia and Sasha helped her scoop out ice cream. About 500 people were attending a barbecue on the middle school’s athletic fields.
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First Lady on #Charlestonshooting: "I pray ... with the hope that tragedies like these will one day come to an end."
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ABC News (@ABC) June 19, 2025#MichelleObama @MichelleObama speaking about #CharlestonShooting in #Vicenza http://t.co/LpN8FZh4A5
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Michelle Obama and her elder daughter visited Milan’s Duomo cathedral on Thursday, where an official traveling with her said they lit candles in memory of the victims of the shooting in South Carolina. The first lady and her daughter Malia were seen by photographers entering the Gothic-inspired cathedral on the unannounced stop. Mrs. Obama was dressed in black with dark glasses, while Malia wore a white blouse with black trousers. Mrs. Obama made no comment and issued no statement. Nine people, including the pastor, were killed overnight at a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston.
Earlier Thursday, Mrs. Obama visited the Expo 2015 World’s Fair in Milan, which focuses on food and nutrition. She found kindred spirits in her campaign to promote healthy eating during visits to the U.S. and the Italian pavilions. Mrs. Obama was greeted by a video image of her husband, President Barack Obama, as she entered the U.S. pavilion, guided by U.S. student delegates to Expo from universities around the United States. She spent some time discussing the vertical garden covering the length of pavilion, which has rotating panels of herbs and vegetables that are engineered to maximize sunlight exposure. Mrs. Obama said the pavilion was “awe-inspiring.” “The most impactful part of it, obviously, is the vertical farm, the largest of its kind. And I couldn’t help but think about all the issues we face around hunger, around food deserts in our countries and places all over the world. And when you walk around this pavilion, you think the solutions are right in our grasp,” Mrs. Obama told some 60 student delegates during a question-and-answer session at the end of the tour.
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Italy’s First Lady Agnese Landini welcomes First Lady Michelle Obama to the 2015 Expo in Rho, near Milan, Italy. First Lady Michelle Obama is leading a presidential delegation to the world’s fair, organized around issues concerning food and nutrition, which dovetails with her “Let’s Move” initiative to fight childhood obesity
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