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"I Forgive You" — How Nine Families in Charleston Chose Grace Over Hatred After the Emanuel AME Church Shooting

On June 17, 2015, a white supremacist killed nine worshippers during Bible study at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Two days later, the victims' families stood before the killer in court and spoke the words the world never expected: "I forgive you."

May 12, 2026

"How Can You Hate Me When You Don't Even Know Me?" — Daryl Davis, the Black Musician Who Convinced 200 KKK Members to Give Up Their Robes

For over 30 years, Black blues musician Daryl Davis has sat down face-to-face with Ku Klux Klan members and white supremacists, armed with nothing but a piano and a simple question. More than 200 have handed him their robes and hoods, renouncing hatred — not through argument, but through friendship.

May 4, 2026