Malcolm Graham poses for a picture in his dining room near a framed print of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Logan Cyrus for The Trace hide caption toggle caption Logan Cyrus for The Trace Opinion Code Switch My Big Sister Was Gunned Down In Charleston One Year Ago June 18, 2016 On June 17, 2015, Malcolm Graham learned that his sister, Cynthia Graham Hurd, a librarian and a devout Christian, was one of nine victims shot and killed at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.