The untold story of a Black WWII veteran’s lynching
In 1943, Black minister Edward Green was kidnapped, tortured and killed by white men in Alabama. No one was ever arrested.
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See recent postsThere is no “new” Black
Equating their very different struggles with a broad brush simply disrespects, diminishes, and trivializes their stories.
Report: Alabama among states with most workers earning less than $15 an hour
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would benefit 896,551 workers in Alabama, according to the report.
Report: Alabama’s Black youth incarcerated more than twice as much as white youth
While youth incarceration has fallen in the U.S. over the last decade, it's fallen much less in Alabama.
Saraland pastor elected Southern Baptist Convention president
Saraland pastor Ed Litton's election stopped efforts by a more conservative faction to take control of the denomination.
Tara McKennie becomes the first woman general in Alabama Air National Guard
"You have truly made history being both the first female and first African American General Officer for the Alabama National Guard," Gov. Kay Ivey said.
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See recent postsA day to celebrate change and renewal
"As citizens, we all should celebrate this day and wish President Biden and Vice President Harris success beyond measure."
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See recent postsA search for the American conscience
Our response to the immediate crisis will surely determine our long-term destiny, and the collective conscience of “we the people” can be the moral force that brings about needed change.
Alabama transgender women of color selected for fellowship
A new fellowship program aimed at developing black and Latinx transgender women into leaders in public health kicked off in Washington D.C. last weekend and included three participants from Alabama. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation hosted the first class of ten fellows in the program Elevate: A Fellowship Advancing Public Health Leadership for Transgender Women … Continued
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See recent postsA white mayor isn’t the answer for Montgomery; neither is a black mayor.
A black mayor will ruin the city of Montgomery. I know this to be true because I read it in Facebook comments. See, what will happen, according to Al O’Neil, is that the blacks will “revert back to more violent activities because they think they have a mayor that will condone reckless behaviors.” And the … Continued