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Pope's visit to hub of Afro-Peruvian community casts spotlight on African slave trade to Peru
By Marcus Hayes
Memorial opens honoring victims of the 2015 Charleston church massacre
Marcus Hayes
Marcus Hayes
Reporter · Killeen, TX
Marcus has been a reporter for 4 years and has a degree in Community Development from the University of Texas at Arlington. His work has appeared in various local publications including the Killeen Daily Herald, where he focused on grassroots initiatives and community events.
More from Marcus →Reporter · Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:15 AM · 1 min read
Eleven years after a white gunman killed nine Black parishioners inside the South’s oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church, a long planned memorial is opening to honor their lives. Families and dignitaries got their first glimpse of the courtyard tribute on…
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