As a @NAMICommunicate ambassador, I want every person to be able to access the mental health care they need. I’m worried by proposed cuts to Medicaid — a lifeline for 1 in 3 people with mental illness. I urge Congress to #ProtectMedicaid
On this somber 10th anniversary, we pause to remember the Emanuel Nine. Their lives were tragically cut short by an act of racial hatred at their place of worship. Dylann Roof, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, entered the doors of the church during a bible study and opened fire immediately after a word of prayer.
He was sentenced to death on his federal charges on January 10, 2017 and to life in prison without parole on state charges on April 10, 2017. He's currently in federal prison where he continues to appeal his convictions.
In the years following this fateful day, those who lost their lives became known as the "Emanuel Nine."
Rev. Clementa Pinckney
Cynthia Graham Hurd
Ethel Lance
Rev. DePayne Middleton
Tywanza Sanders
Rev. Daniel Simmons
Rev. Sharonda Singleton
Myra Thompson
Susie Jackson
May they continue to rest in peace.
#BETRemembers #EmanuelNine
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin