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Charleston Killings Hit a Nerve in Los Angeles
The violent racism that appears to have spurred a gunman to attack Emmanuel First AME Church has Americans trying to come to terms with what it means for race relations in 2015. We hear from Angelinos in this special live edition of Which Way, LA?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 2m ListenSince the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Americans have engaged in a national conversation about race and policing. Now, that conversation is expanding. Last week’s massacre in Charleston has exposed racial wounds deeper than police abuse. The violent racism that appears to have motivated a gunman to attack Emanuel First AME Church has Americans from Charleston to LA trying to come to terms with what it means for race relations in 2015. We hear from Angelenos in this special live broadcast of Which Way, LA?
Photo: A woman holds her hand up in the air as she prays and takes part in the morning service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, June 21, 2015. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)
