ku dhammee oraahdan: Pinckney wuxuu kaloo ahaa wadaad sare Mother Emanuel A.M.E. ee Charleston. Sanadkii 2015, Pinckney waxaa dilay qowmiyadda caddaanka ee Dylann Roof
Argagaxiso ku lug leh cunsuriyad ayaa toogasho ka geysatay kaniisad uu ka qeybgalayay cashar habeenimo ah oo ku saabsan Kitaabka Quduuska ah. Madaxweyne Barack Obama ayaa khudbadii aaskiisa ka jeediyay wuxuuna ku gabyey "Amazing Grace" aaska Pinckney sagaal maalmood kadib.