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Jones calls on McConnell to bring FUTURE Act to a vote after House approval

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Tuesday called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring up for a vote the FUTURE Act, which protects federal funding for historically black colleges and universities. Jones’s call for a vote came after the act’s unanimous passage in the House Tuesday evening. Jones and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, … Continued
September 18, 2019

Civic Engagement Summit to be held in Birmingham

The national leadership development program Young People For is holding a Civic Engagement Summit in Birmingham from August 30 to September 1 to focus on how young people can make a difference through participating in elections. At the summit, the group will set a “collective 2030 vision” for access to voting and the court system. … Continued
August 16, 2019

My unforgettable college stabbings (Reacting to violence: A personal history)

Violence can and does occur anywhere at any time to anyone. While our current mass shooting epidemic has thrust this fact of being alive into our daily consciousness, I learned this lesson long ago. First, I learned when I was mugged and stabbed in the early ’90s during my freshman year at Tufts University, a … Continued
April 17, 2019

A real danger in America: Driving, walking, running, biking, shopping while black

E.J. Bradford died because he was shopping while black. When a shooting occurred at the Galleria on Thanksgiving night, Bradford did what any decent guy with a gun would do: He went after the shooter. He was killed for that. Because he was out shopping while black. Doing something while black and getting into trouble … Continued
February 7, 2019

Why are white people so scared?

Several Saturdays each Fall, Auburn University students, faculty and alumni — thousands of them — roll into Jordan Hare Stadium on campus to cheer for the school’s football team. The majority of the players are black. The school’s basketball teams — both mens and womens — are made up primarily of black players. The school’s … Continued
September 14, 2018

The GOP has conceded, but Roy Moore is refusing — again.

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, seizing on the shock and awe of a Democrat winning a statewide election in Alabama, is refusing to concede the election to his challenger, Democrat Doug Jones, who appears to have won the election by at least 20,000 votes and 1.5 percentage points, … Continued
December 14, 2017

An inconvenient reality

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s time for a lesson in reality. Actually, that’s not accurate. This is a lesson in how reality becomes distorted. Usually, purposefully distorted in order to feed a convenient narrative. Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange tried a little distorted reality last week, when he started criticizing everyone – and by … Continued
October 16, 2017

New poll has Moore leading Jones Senate race by eight points

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The special general election is now 60 days away, and Republican former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore appears to have a solid eight point lead over Democrat Clinton-era U.S. Attorney Doug Jones. Moore is leading in the poll by eight percentage points. This poll was performed jointly by Montgomery-based … Continued
October 16, 2017

The ADC Convention is Oct. 13 and 14

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  The 2017 Alabama Democratic Conference convention will be held on Oct. 13 and 14 in Hoover at the Hyatt Wynfrey Hotel at the Galleria. “Conceding red outvoted blue two-to-one in their respective U.S. Senate primaries in August, the Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) convenes October 13-14th at the Hyatt Wynfrey … Continued
October 5, 2017