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Alabama state and county candidate qualifying period ends Friday

A federal court clarified Wednesday that a previous deadline extension only applies to congressional candidates.

January 27, 2022

Grassroots organizations condemn passage of redistricting maps

The groups criticized the maps for diluting Black voting power and for lacking transparency.

November 8, 2021

Sewell praises the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Sewell praised passage of her bill, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.

September 2, 2021

Biden addresses Unity Breakfast in Selma

Biden spoke to the Unity Breakfast in Selma via videotape and issued an executive order to improve voting access.

March 8, 2021

Sewell discusses COVID, Voting Rights Act in State of the District speech

Sewell said Congress will implement a national COVID-19 strategy to vaccinate Americans and rebuild the economy.

February 5, 2021

Governor orders flags at half-staff in honor of civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis

Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff from Saturday until sunrise on Monday, following the death of civil rights icon and Georgia Congressman John Lewis on Friday. “As we prepare to lay Congressman Lewis to rest, we are honored to welcome him home to Alabama to sit overlooking Dexter Avenue, as … Continued

July 24, 2020

Selma bridge dispute continues on

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There will be a bridge crossing celebration in Selma this weekend – marking the 52nd anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that helped ignite a movement in America that led to the 1965 Voting Rights Act – but a beef between organizers and city officials has prompted significant changes. … Continued

March 1, 2017

Alabama’s failed redistricting plan could bring back preclearance

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Preclearance could be making a return to Alabama. Three years after the US Supreme Court struck down sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that required several states, including Alabama, to receive preclearance from the Department of Justice before making changes to State voting laws, Alabama Republicans might have … Continued

February 17, 2017

Black in America: I Am Afraid, But I Summon My Courage.

By Senator Hank Sanders Selma, AL – Every time I am stopped by law enforcement, I’m afraid. I recently shared this fear with a friend who is White. He said he understood, but it is very hard for most Whites to understand what it is like to be stopped by law enforcement when you are … Continued

July 18, 2016