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Workers removed the name of Bibb Graves, a former Alabama governor, from a campus residence hall that also houses the historically Black college’s famed bell tower. 

The University of Alabama Systems last month announced the removal of three Confederate memorial plaques and the formation of a group to study the names of all buildings on all UA System campuses.  But that group consists of a group of trustees only, who are tasked with the work and charged with making the final … Continued

Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership of racist organizations, policies or political activity,” ASU President Quinton Ross Jr. said in a statement. The results of the review will be … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, September 25 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) on Wednesday sent a letter to the Alabama Supreme Court requesting an Opinion of the Justices on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the state general fund (SGF) budget he recently signed following Alabama’s Second 2015 legislative special session. Governor … Continued