Wife of S.C. senator slain in Charleston church massacre is Central State commencement speaker

Jennifer Pinckney speaks beside an image of her late husband, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the victims of the shootings at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, during the unveiling of the mural on a building a few blocks from the sanctuary on Friday, May 13, 2016. The mural was created by artist Tripp Derrick Barnes to honor the nine shooting victims as the first anniversary of the June 2015 slayings approaches. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Credit: Bruce Smith

Credit: Bruce Smith

Jennifer Pinckney speaks beside an image of her late husband, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, one of the victims of the shootings at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, during the unveiling of the mural on a building a few blocks from the sanctuary on Friday, May 13, 2016. The mural was created by artist Tripp Derrick Barnes to honor the nine shooting victims as the first anniversary of the June 2015 slayings approaches. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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By Breaking News Staff
May 3, 2017
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WILBERFORCE — Jennifer Benjamin Pinckney, who survived the deadly Charleston church shooting, will be the commencement speaker this weekend at Central State University.

Her husband, the church’s pastor and S.C. state Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney, was among nine people shot to death inside Emanuel AMC Church on June 17, 2015. Mrs. Pinckney and one of her daughters hid under a desk in the church office as the killing occurred.

>>RELATED: Jury convicts killer in June 2015 Charleston church slayings

Commencement will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Dayton Convention Center. Tickets are required for admission. Check with the university for details.

CSU BACCALAUREATE IS FRIDAY

Friday, Dr. Larry L. Macon Sr.,  senior pastor of Mt. Zion Church of Oakwood Village, a suburb of Cleveland, is the featured speaker for the baccalaureate ceremony.

Mt. Zion, which has a membership of 5,000 and 25 ministries in operation, has become one of the leading churches in the Greater Cleveland community, according to his biography.

In 2010, he hosted the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program, held at the church, with more than 7,431 felons turning themselves in and 1,200 warrants being lifted in four days.

For five years he held “Praisefest” -- the largest faith-based gathering in the region.

The baccalaureate ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the Paul Robeson Cultural & Performing Arts Center on campus. The ceremony is open to the public.

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