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The Act of Love in the Midst of Tragedy By Nakia Evans The world was shocked by a tragedy on Wednesday, June 17th when a young man, Dylan Roof, shot and killed nine people during Bible Study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. People from different areas traveled to the historic church to pay their respects and to pray and mourn together. During the time of this tragedy, it wasn’t about who was white, or who was black. It was about the loss of those nine people and the fact that the community and town was grieving. www.simplyelevate.com 21