Despite reservations, the presiding judge permitted Roof to be his own attorney three days after he was ruled mentally competent to stand trial for the killing of nine Black civilians in 2015.

The episode, which premiered last night, focuses on four survivors of the massacre of a largely-Latinx group of 49 people.

“He adored Latinos, gay Latinos, with brown skin—but he felt rejected,” the man told Univision.

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald, B.D. Wong and more sing “What The World Needs Now,” to raise funds for LGBTQ advocacy.

The reclusive artist referenced Orlando and the North Carolina anti-trans bathroom bill in a new Tumblr post.

The Department of Justice and FBI released a full transcript—rather than the previously announced version with redacted sections about Mateen’s allegiance to ISIS—after criticism from lawmakers.

“It’s not the worst thing to do.”

“It’s an LGBT issue, a Puerto Rican issue and a Latinx issue,” said creator Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez about the Pulse massacre.

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and 38 of his colleagues stay up half the night to advocate for congressional action in the wake of the Pulse Orlando shooting.

Helen Ubiñas on Philly.com: “It likely will take more time than that during the forthcoming round of vigils to respectfully read the names of the more than 100 people who were killed or injured.”

Officials say Noor Zahi Salman is cooperating with federal investigators.

Officials also say he conducted surveillance at the club and Walt Disney World earlier this month.

Oscar Nuñez, DJs for New York City’s Papi Juice party: “This is going to be something we think about for the rest of our lives.”

While commercial media and politicians rush to blame the Pulse massacre on violent Islamism, we must remember that the killing of marginalized people lies at the very foundation of this country.

Lin-Manuel Miranda: “And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside.”

Dylann Roof faces the death penalty for killing nine Black worshippers at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Chuch in Charleston, South Carolina, last year.  

Many cricitized the FBI over concerns of privacy violations.

And the FBI will reportedly bring charges against a friend of shooter Syed Rizwan Farook for purcashing some of the weapons used in the massacre.

These occur in the midst of an already-vicious anti-Muslim backlash.