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Funerals begin for those slain at Emanuel AME Church

Funerals begin for those slain at Emanuel AME Church

The Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45, and Ethel Lance, 71, were integral members of the Charleston, S.C., church.

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Minnesotans weigh in on Lake Calhoun name change debate

Minnesotans weigh in on Lake Calhoun name change debate

Should Lake Calhoun's name be changed because it's named for former Vice President; South Carolina Senator and ardent supporter of slavery John Calhoun?

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MN faith leaders: Whites must help blacks battle racism

MN faith leaders: Whites must help blacks battle racism

"The only way to combat white supremacy is for whites to say it exists and we will help you fight against it," the Rev. Nazim Fakir tells MPR News' Tom Weber.
by Jon Collins

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Dylann Roof and the stubborn myth of the colorblind millennial

Dylann Roof and the stubborn myth of the colorblind millennial

"Of course, most young people will never commit a hate crime. But the misperception that they're largely free of racial animus stubbornly lives on, and that's dangerous in itself," writes NPR's Gene Demby.

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The complicated political history of the Confederate flag

The complicated political history of the Confederate flag

After a shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina's governor called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. The flag has a long and divisive history.

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Activists want a new name for Lake Calhoun

Activists want a new name for Lake Calhoun

Following the murders of nine people in South Carolina, Twin Cities activists say Lake Calhoun needs a new name. They say the current one honors a pro-slavery South Carolinian.
by Riham Feshir

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Gov. Haley announces new push to remove Confederate flag in S.C.

Gov. Haley announces new push to remove Confederate flag in S.C.

Calls for moving the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of South Carolina's Statehouse have grown since the killing of nine black church members in Charleston last week.

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'We are not cured': Obama discusses racism in America with Marc Maron

'We are not cured': Obama discusses racism in America with Marc Maron

In the wake of last week's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., President Obama talks about the status of race relations in a conversation on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.

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