The racial aspect is the "buzz worthy" part of it though.
That's what the media will probably latch onto though I agree that they won't go deep into it.
Terrorist White man shoots up a historic Black church in SC. Denmark Vesey church. 9 Dead
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That's what the media will probably latch onto though I agree that they won't go deep into it.
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9 confirmed dead
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White terrorism, plain and simple
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Dillah810
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They just confirmed that the pastor was killed.
he was a senator
Thats what it was about then. Whats the senator been up to recently legislation/funding wise.he was a senator
The Black Senator that was killed
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Clementa Pinckney Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 12:50 am EDT, June 18, 2015 Updated 1:59 am EDT, June 18, 2015 8 Comments By Tom Cleary
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Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator and the pastor of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, was fatally shot in a mass shooting at the church Wednesday night that left nine dead, NBC News reports.
Pinckney, 41, and several others were shot at the historic black church by a white gunman, who is on the run. The shooting happened during a prayer meeting.
The other victims have not yet been identified.
The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Pinckney Was the Youngest African-American in South Carolina’s History to be Elected to the Legislature
Clementa Pinckney. (Facebook)
Pinckney has been in South Carolina’s legislature since 1996, when he was elected as a state representative at the age of 23, according to his biography on the church’s website. He was the youngest African American ever elected to the legislature.
He was then elected to the State Senate in 2000.
A Beaufort, South Carolina, native, Pinckney graduated from Allen University in 1995, was a Princeton University Research Fellow in 1994, earned his Master’s of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and studied at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, according to his state senate website.
“It is a devastating loss and that’s putting it mildly,” said Reverend Joseph Darby, the presiding elder at Beaufort AME Church, in an interview on MSNBC. “He was an advocate for the people, he was a very caring and competent pastor, and he was a very brave man. Brave men sometimes die difficult deaths. He would’ve wanted to go out serving the people, it’s unfortunate that he’s gone.”
In 1999, Ebony Magazine named him as one of the African American community’s 30 leaders of the future.
Pinckney spoke about his inspirations in a 1999 profile by the Savannah Morning News, saying “In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.”
Pinckney also told the newspaper, which named him one of its 20 Under 40:
In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.
2. He Is Survived by His Wife & 2 Children
Clementa Pinckney in 2012. (Facebook)
Pinckney and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Eliana and Malana. They live in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
The couple married in October 1999.
According to a Savannah Morning News article from 1999, Pinckney met the former Jennifer Benjamin in 1993 when he was a student at Allen University and she was at the University of South Carolina.
3. He Has Been a Pastor Since He Was 18
Pinckney began preaching at 13 and was first appointed to pastor at 18, according to the church’s website. He was named pastor at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2010.
In 1999, at 26 and just before his marriage, he became the pastor at Mt. Horr AME Church on Yonges Island in Charleston County, according to an article in the Savannah Morning News from the time.
“That (the ministry) is my first love,” he told the newspaper. “I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It’s all about service. In the community, in the African American community, one person ought to say something and that is the minister. The minster is paid by the people. He doesn’t work for a big company. He doesn’t represent a particular special interest.”
He also has preached in Columbia and Beaufort, South Carolina.
4. He Stood Alongside Sharpton & Other Pastors at Rallies After the Walter Scott Shooting
Rev. Charles Pinckney. (Emanuel A.M.E. Church)
Pinckney and other South Carolina pastors recently held rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, by a white North Charleston police officer, Michael Slager. The shooting stirred up racial tensions in the Charleston region.
He also played a key role in pushing for body camera legislation.
5. The Gunman Has Not Yet Been Identified
Description of the suspect is read to reporters on the scene in #Charleston:pic.twitter.com/eFuBLm37P5 – @AVAETC
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) June 18, 2015
The gunman has been described as a white male in his 20s with blonde hair with a slender build. He is believed to have acted alone.
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Clementa Pinckney Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 12:50 am EDT, June 18, 2015 Updated 1:59 am EDT, June 18, 2015 8 Comments By Tom Cleary
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Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator and the pastor of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, was fatally shot in a mass shooting at the church Wednesday night that left nine dead, NBC News reports.
Pinckney, 41, and several others were shot at the historic black church by a white gunman, who is on the run. The shooting happened during a prayer meeting.
The other victims have not yet been identified.
The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Pinckney Was the Youngest African-American in South Carolina’s History to be Elected to the Legislature
Clementa Pinckney. (Facebook)
Pinckney has been in South Carolina’s legislature since 1996, when he was elected as a state representative at the age of 23, according to his biography on the church’s website. He was the youngest African American ever elected to the legislature.
He was then elected to the State Senate in 2000.
A Beaufort, South Carolina, native, Pinckney graduated from Allen University in 1995, was a Princeton University Research Fellow in 1994, earned his Master’s of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and studied at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, according to his state senate website.
“It is a devastating loss and that’s putting it mildly,” said Reverend Joseph Darby, the presiding elder at Beaufort AME Church, in an interview on MSNBC. “He was an advocate for the people, he was a very caring and competent pastor, and he was a very brave man. Brave men sometimes die difficult deaths. He would’ve wanted to go out serving the people, it’s unfortunate that he’s gone.”
In 1999, Ebony Magazine named him as one of the African American community’s 30 leaders of the future.
Pinckney spoke about his inspirations in a 1999 profile by the Savannah Morning News, saying “In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.”
Pinckney also told the newspaper, which named him one of its 20 Under 40:
In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.
2. He Is Survived by His Wife & 2 Children
Clementa Pinckney in 2012. (Facebook)
Pinckney and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Eliana and Malana. They live in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
The couple married in October 1999.
According to a Savannah Morning News article from 1999, Pinckney met the former Jennifer Benjamin in 1993 when he was a student at Allen University and she was at the University of South Carolina.
3. He Has Been a Pastor Since He Was 18
Pinckney began preaching at 13 and was first appointed to pastor at 18, according to the church’s website. He was named pastor at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2010.
In 1999, at 26 and just before his marriage, he became the pastor at Mt. Horr AME Church on Yonges Island in Charleston County, according to an article in the Savannah Morning News from the time.
“That (the ministry) is my first love,” he told the newspaper. “I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It’s all about service. In the community, in the African American community, one person ought to say something and that is the minister. The minster is paid by the people. He doesn’t work for a big company. He doesn’t represent a particular special interest.”
He also has preached in Columbia and Beaufort, South Carolina.
4. He Stood Alongside Sharpton & Other Pastors at Rallies After the Walter Scott Shooting
Rev. Charles Pinckney. (Emanuel A.M.E. Church)
Pinckney and other South Carolina pastors recently held rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, by a white North Charleston police officer, Michael Slager. The shooting stirred up racial tensions in the Charleston region.
He also played a key role in pushing for body camera legislation.
5. The Gunman Has Not Yet Been Identified
Description of the suspect is read to reporters on the scene in #Charleston:pic.twitter.com/eFuBLm37P5 – @AVAETC
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) June 18, 2015
The gunman has been described as a white male in his 20s with blonde hair with a slender build. He is believed to have acted alone.
Clementa Carlos Pinckney was a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District since 2000. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000.[1]
Pinckney was a senior pastor at Mother Emanuel A.M.E in Charleston.[2][3] He died in a mass shooting at his church on June 17, 2015.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Pinckney was born on July 30, 1973, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to parents John and Theopia Pinckney.[6] He began preaching at his church at age 13, and by age 18, he was appointed pastor. He graduated from Allen University in 1995 and went on to obtain an MBA from the University of South Carolina.[1] He married his wife Jennifer in 1999. The couple had two children, daughters Eliana and Malana.[6]
Pinckney preached in Beaufort, Charleston, and Columbia. He was among several South Carolina pastors to hold rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott in 2015, attracting some local controversy.[1]
Legislative career[edit]
Pinckney was first elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1996 at the age of 23, becoming the youngest African American elected as a South Carolina state legislator. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives until being elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2000. As a state senator, Pinckney pushed for laws to require police and other law enforcement officials to wear body cameras.[1]
Death[edit]
Pinckney spent much of his last day alive on June 17, 2015, campaigning with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Charleston. That evening, he led a Bible study and prayer session at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was senior pastor. An unidentified assailant opened fire on the congregation, killing nine. Pinckney was among the victims.[7]
At the time of his death, Pinckney was 41 years old.[1]
This was basically a political a$$a$!nation. Agent 47 setting up the fall guy to kill himself as we speak, or he'll never be found.
Pinckney was a senior pastor at Mother Emanuel A.M.E in Charleston.[2][3] He died in a mass shooting at his church on June 17, 2015.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Pinckney was born on July 30, 1973, in Beaufort, South Carolina, to parents John and Theopia Pinckney.[6] He began preaching at his church at age 13, and by age 18, he was appointed pastor. He graduated from Allen University in 1995 and went on to obtain an MBA from the University of South Carolina.[1] He married his wife Jennifer in 1999. The couple had two children, daughters Eliana and Malana.[6]
Pinckney preached in Beaufort, Charleston, and Columbia. He was among several South Carolina pastors to hold rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott in 2015, attracting some local controversy.[1]
Legislative career[edit]
Pinckney was first elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in 1996 at the age of 23, becoming the youngest African American elected as a South Carolina state legislator. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives until being elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2000. As a state senator, Pinckney pushed for laws to require police and other law enforcement officials to wear body cameras.[1]
Death[edit]
Pinckney spent much of his last day alive on June 17, 2015, campaigning with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Charleston. That evening, he led a Bible study and prayer session at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was senior pastor. An unidentified assailant opened fire on the congregation, killing nine. Pinckney was among the victims.[7]
At the time of his death, Pinckney was 41 years old.[1]
This was basically a political a$$a$!nation. Agent 47 setting up the fall guy to kill himself as we speak, or he'll never be found.
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Dillah810
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He was bothhe was a senator
Theodoresolderbreh
No Shorts No Malarkey
damn that's sad af. I'm atheist and whatever and that still sucksThe Black Senator that was killed
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Clementa Pinckney Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Published 12:50 am EDT, June 18, 2015 Updated 1:59 am EDT, June 18, 2015 8 Comments By Tom Cleary
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Clementa Pinckney. (Facebook)
Reverend Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina state senator and the pastor of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, was fatally shot in a mass shooting at the church Wednesday night that left nine dead, NBC News reports.
Pinckney, 41, and several others were shot at the historic black church by a white gunman, who is on the run. The shooting happened during a prayer meeting.
The other victims have not yet been identified.
The shooting is being investigated as a hate crime, police said.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Pinckney Was the Youngest African-American in South Carolina’s History to be Elected to the Legislature
Clementa Pinckney. (Facebook)
Pinckney has been in South Carolina’s legislature since 1996, when he was elected as a state representative at the age of 23, according to his biography on the church’s website. He was the youngest African American ever elected to the legislature.
He was then elected to the State Senate in 2000.
A Beaufort, South Carolina, native, Pinckney graduated from Allen University in 1995, was a Princeton University Research Fellow in 1994, earned his Master’s of Public Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1999 and studied at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, according to his state senate website.
“It is a devastating loss and that’s putting it mildly,” said Reverend Joseph Darby, the presiding elder at Beaufort AME Church, in an interview on MSNBC. “He was an advocate for the people, he was a very caring and competent pastor, and he was a very brave man. Brave men sometimes die difficult deaths. He would’ve wanted to go out serving the people, it’s unfortunate that he’s gone.”
In 1999, Ebony Magazine named him as one of the African American community’s 30 leaders of the future.
Pinckney spoke about his inspirations in a 1999 profile by the Savannah Morning News, saying “In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.”
Pinckney also told the newspaper, which named him one of its 20 Under 40:
In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That’s what service is all about.
2. He Is Survived by His Wife & 2 Children
Clementa Pinckney in 2012. (Facebook)
Pinckney and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, Eliana and Malana. They live in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
The couple married in October 1999.
According to a Savannah Morning News article from 1999, Pinckney met the former Jennifer Benjamin in 1993 when he was a student at Allen University and she was at the University of South Carolina.
3. He Has Been a Pastor Since He Was 18
Pinckney began preaching at 13 and was first appointed to pastor at 18, according to the church’s website. He was named pastor at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2010.
In 1999, at 26 and just before his marriage, he became the pastor at Mt. Horr AME Church on Yonges Island in Charleston County, according to an article in the Savannah Morning News from the time.
“That (the ministry) is my first love,” he told the newspaper. “I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It’s all about service. In the community, in the African American community, one person ought to say something and that is the minister. The minster is paid by the people. He doesn’t work for a big company. He doesn’t represent a particular special interest.”
He also has preached in Columbia and Beaufort, South Carolina.
4. He Stood Alongside Sharpton & Other Pastors at Rallies After the Walter Scott Shooting
Rev. Charles Pinckney. (Emanuel A.M.E. Church)
Pinckney and other South Carolina pastors recently held rallies after the shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, by a white North Charleston police officer, Michael Slager. The shooting stirred up racial tensions in the Charleston region.
He also played a key role in pushing for body camera legislation.
5. The Gunman Has Not Yet Been Identified
Description of the suspect is read to reporters on the scene in #Charleston:pic.twitter.com/eFuBLm37P5 – @AVAETC
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) June 18, 2015
The gunman has been described as a white male in his 20s with blonde hair with a slender build. He is believed to have acted alone.
Why is this not an act of terror? I guess you new black c00ns will call it a hate crime. Obama needs to pursue this more ardently than AQ. This shyt is happening right here in the U.S. yet it is not given the comprehensive attention it deserves. Whichever terrorist group or groups he belongs to should be pursued and eliminated. Is this not the standard with terrorist groups? If someone affiliated with AL Qaeda does something, the whole group is responsible but when american cacs do this shyt, they acted alone. I don't usually vent like this but fukk all yo new black c00ns. Your c00nin, passively or agressively, helps create an enviroment for shyt like this. He and all he is affiliated with should be smoked out of their caves and destroyed. Potus had better drop that hammer on him and his group. I know it won't happen though I would love to be proven wrong. If the BM bombing was terrorism then why isn't this. One of you c00ns please explain this.