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Juneteenth. Now, more than ever.

We must celebrate and reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth. Now, more than ever.
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June 21, 2022
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It’s past time to turn the page on racism, racial violence in America

On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent National Guard troops to accompany the first black students admitted to the University of Alabama. In an address to the nation, he said, “It is not enough to pin the blame on others, to say this is a problem of one section of the country or … Continued
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June 2, 2020

Hooper says that Trump supporters are not racists

On Tuesday, Trump finance committee member and Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee member Perry O. Hooper Jr. wrote an opinion piece in which he countered a narrative he feels is coming from the main stream media and Democratic Presidential candidates charging that President Donald J. Trump (R) and millions of Trump supporters are racists. “86 … Continued
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August 16, 2019

DNC orders big changes within the Alabama Democratic Party

Big changes are coming for the Alabama Democratic Party.  On Friday, after months of haggling, the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee voted to approve a plan that should significantly alter the way minority candidates are selected, limiting the power of the ADP’s minority caucus chairman Joe Reed. The plan details were laid out … Continued
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July 1, 2019
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Doug Jones is right: Republicans have made it harder for minority voters

You stop it, Terry Lathan. “Stop it” has become a favorite catchphrase of late for Lathan, the Alabama Republican Party chairwoman. She’s used it repeatedly on social media to defend Donald Trump and to attack Alabama Sen. Doug Jones. Normally, I would ignore such partisan nonsense — it is, after all, Lathan’s job to help … Continued
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March 13, 2019