Bree Newsome has a message for her detractors. Two years ago, Newsome scaled a flagpole to remove the Confederate flag outside of the South Carolina capitol building 10 days after Emanuel AME Church shooting.

Much has changed, but a lot has stayed the same since tragedy unfolded a year ago at "Mother" Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

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It’s time to bid farewell to 2015 and while it may have been tumultuous, one thing is for sure: this was an EPIC year for Black women.

Days after 30-year-old community organizer Brittany “Bree” Newsome scaled a 30-foot pole to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds, the nation…

This needs to be a t-shirt, an album cover, a mural…. #freebree pic.twitter.com/7e6CmTqyNG — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) June 27, 2015 They say if you want…

Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general was a pivotal moment in American history.