Black church fires
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MORIAL: Hate Crime Surge Continues with Burning of Black Churches
The threat is real, and it is growing. Elected and community leaders across the ideological spectrum need to confront it…
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Suspect Arrested in Case of Three Black Church Fires in Louisiana
A man arrested in connection with the Louisiana Black church fires is a law enforcement official’s son, reports say.
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La. Black Churches Burned in Suspicious Fires
Three historically Black churches in the rural Landy Parish near Lafayette, Louisiana, have burned in suspicious fires over a two-week…
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Who’s Burning Black Churches? Arsonists Hit at Least Five Southern Congregations in Recent Weeks
By Bethania Palma Markus Special to the NNPA from The Westside Gazette At least five Black churches burned overnight recently…
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Church Burnings Should Ignite More Protests
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist It’s possible that lightening may have caused one of the fires. Another may be…
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Church Fires Not Usually Arson; Weather Found as Cause in SC
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press RAY HENRY, Associated Press GREELEYVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — As social media buzzed about church fires…
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Official: Fire at South Carolina Black Church Wasn’t Arson
BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press MEG KINNARD, Associated Press GREELEYVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Preliminary indications suggest arson was not the cause…
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Federal Officials Investigate Recent Fires at Black Churches
MEG KINNARD, Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say they are investigating recent fires at predominantly black churches,…
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