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Democracy Now! in Charleston

On June 26, 2015, Democracy Now! broadcast from Charleston, South Carolina, in front of the Emanuel AME Church, Mother Emanuel, as funeral services began for nine people who were gunned down on June 17 as they attended Bible study. We were also there when Bree Newsome was arrested at the state Capitol after scaling the 30-foot flagpole and unhooking the Confederate flag.

StoryJun 29, 2015

“This Flag Comes Down Today”: Bree Newsome Scales SC Capitol Flagpole, Removing Confederate Flag

StoryJun 26, 2015

“The 9/11 of the Black Church”: Mourners Flock to SC as Funerals Begin for Emanuel Massacre Victims

StoryJun 26, 2015

“Slavery Deeply Embedded” in South Carolina: Emanuel AME Church on Street Named for Racist Lawmaker

StoryJun 26, 2015

Rev. Al Sharpton: Removing the Confederate Flag is Welcome–But 150 Years Too Late

StoryJun 26, 2015

4 Decades After Burning Confederate Flag, SC Activist Brett Bursey Says the Struggle Goes On

StoryJun 26, 2015

After Walter Scott Murder & Church Massacre, “Black Lives Matter” Takes on Special Meaning in SC

StoryJun 26, 2015

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Take Down the Confederate Flag — and White Supremacist Culture with It

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Celebrate 30 years of Democracy Now! in NYC

Join Amy Goodman, Juan González, Nermeen Shaikh, special guests and the entire Democracy Now! family to celebrate 30 years of global independent news in NYC on Monday, February 23, 2026

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