@KevinDSack

Available now from @CrownPublishing: "MOTHER EMANUEL: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church." Ex-NYT. [email protected]

 Charleston, SC
Joined June 2011
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It's paperback pub day for "Mother Emanuel!"
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One of my favorite humans. postandcourier.com/news/eman…

Emanuel survivor Polly Sheppard tells story of her life purpose, legacy through museum, documentary

Take a look at the museum-like space Polly Sheppard has curated in her Florence home and hear what the Emanuel AME Church shooting survivor believes her life purpose to be.

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Trump’s Bubble Is About to Burst nytimes.com/2026/10/17/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | Trump’s Bubble Is About to Burst

The president’s crazy actions have Democrats on the cusp of victory — and they’ll be coming for him.

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"Through her extensive research, Chatelain does history a service." Check out @DrMChatelain's important new book. nytimes.com/2026/10/01/books…

The Unsung Women Behind America’s Most Celebrated Civil Rights Protest

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Marcia Chatelain revisits the 1963 March on Washington, placing overlooked Black women at the center of the story.

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Congratulations to @KevinDSack and his powerful book, MOTHER EMANUEL on winning the 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction! We are so thrilled to see this title continue to resonate with so many readers. Learn more at the link, and please join us in celebrating this exciting news. daytonliterarypeaceprize.org…
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A true inspiration who will be missed by legions of friends. Autumn's Autumn Phillips, Post and Courier editor and world traveler, dies at 52 postandcourier.com/news/autu… via @postandcourier

Autumn Phillips, Post and Courier editor and world traveler, dies at 52

The Post and Courier’s former executive editor, Autumn Phillips, has died. She was 52. She was known for her long travel stories and her dedication to journalism.

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The Emanuel Nine Memorial will open in Charleston on Nov. 14. postandcourier.com/charlesto…

More than 11 years after tragedy, an opening date is finally set for Emanuel 9 Memorial Courtyard

A memorial of the racially motivated massacre that occurred at the Emanuel AME Church in 2015 will open to the public this fall. Here is more information and updated images of the courtyard.

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Big congrats to @EllenBarryNYT and these other remarkable @NAFellows. Meet the Class of 2027 New America Fellows newamerica.org/insights/meet…

Meet the Class of 2027 New America Fellows

Learn more about the Class of 2027 New America Fellows and the projects they will develop over the course of their fellowship term.

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Charleston folks: I'll be moderating a discussion with the remarkable historian and writer Jill Lepore about her soon-to-be published book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State," at the Gaillard, on Sept. 8. Get tix here. gaillardcenter.org/events/de…

Democracy Then and Now: Jill Lepore - Charleston Gaillard Center

About the Show From 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner of We the People, comes an urgent account of how rule by machine has ravaged the world in The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State. Jill Lepore is an...

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Too bad the DOJ anti-weaponization fund is dead because Hearn would deserve the entire $1.8 billion. This gets my vote for the buffooniest of all the buffoonery. Reflecting Pool Damage Was ‘Botched’ Job, Not Vandalism, Prosecutors Say nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/da…

Charges Dropped in Reflecting Pool Case as Prosecutors Say Work Was ‘Botched’

A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.

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Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play. nytimes.com/2026/07/05/us/tr… via @NYTimes

Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.

The reversal of Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension is highly unusual. It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup.

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So appreciative that “Mother Emanuel” has been recognized as one of six finalists for the nonfiction Dayton Literary Peace Prize, to be announced in September. daytonliterarypeaceprize.org…
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Please take time today, the 11th anniversary of their murders, to remember the Emanuel Nine — Clementa Pinckney, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Myra Thompson, Tywanza Sanders, DePayne Middleton, Cynthia Hurd, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Daniel Simmons, Sr. — and the five survivors.
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An exclusive look at the Emanuel 9 Memorial, 11 years after tragedy that c... via Post and Courier postandcourier.com/news/eman…

An inside look at the Emanuel 9 Memorial, 11 years after tragedy that changed Charleston

Here’s an inside look at the progress of the memorial dedicated to honoring the victims and survivors of the 2015 racially-motivated shooting at the historic Emanuel AME on Calhoun Street.

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Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President nytimes.com/2026/06/08/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | Why Everyone Wants Jon Ossoff to Run for President

The Georgia senator is excoriating Trump and his systemic corruption in a way that transcends the Democratic Party’s progressive-moderate divide.

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Opinion | The Problem With Martin Luther King Jr.’s Origin Story

A civil-rights leader’s friendship with a white boy sits at the heart of his account of how he encountered racism.

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Coming in paperback from @crownpublishing on June 16, just in time for Father's Day...and the beach.
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Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/mu…

Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned by South Carolina’s Top Court

The decision, in which judges cited jury interference by a court clerk, upends one of America’s highest-profile homicide cases.

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'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' chief steps down as bold goals yield to tough realities

The owners of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution invested $150 million to reinvent the paper. The changes have been significant. Three years in, the payoff has been modest.

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So enjoyed this smart interview about "Mother Emanuel" with Andrew West of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. I'm the one with the accent. abc.net.au/listen/programs/r…

AFTER THE STORM: Healing after terror - ABC listen

When a white supremacist gunman opened fire during a Bible study at Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina, nine worshippers, including their charismatic pastor, were murdered at a bible...

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