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“National” neo-Confederate conference to be held in Wetumpka

The SCC, labeled a hate group by the SPLC, states its goal is to re-establish an "independant (sic) Southern republic.”
August 16, 2023

Marsh holds meeting with gaming interests day after Ivey calls for the Legislature to stand down on gaming

Despite Gov. Kay Ivey’s call for the Legislature to give her “time to get the facts,” on a lottery and gaming before proceeding with legislation, Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh summoned representatives of the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and two of the state’s dog tracks to sit down and discuss moving ahead on … Continued
February 10, 2020

Tennessee-based racist, antisemitic radio show reveals reality TV pilot starring prominent white supremacists

Richard Spencer and two other prominent white supremacists filmed the pilot of a reality TV show with a “household name” media company some months ago, according to one of the men, who was recorded speaking about the project during a radio show taped in Alabama this month.  James Edwards, host of the Tennessee-based racist and … Continued
September 18, 2019

ASU’s Christine Thomas, Tanjula Petty keynote speakers at Harvard conference

Alabama State University’s Christine Thomas and Tanjula Petty were selected as keynote speakers at the National Diversity Congress’s “Women in Leadership Higher Education Conference” at Harvard University in November.  Thomas, associate vice president for Institutional Effectiveness, and Petty, interim assistant provost of Academic Affairs, are known around the ASU campus as the “Dynamic Duo” for … Continued
September 10, 2019

Poarch Indians plan to wine and dine at BCA event

In what insiders are describing as a stunning show of arrogance, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is hosting an extravagant dinner for elected officials at the upcoming Business Council of Alabama summer conference. Even while the corporations, which recently left BCA, are negotiating a return, PCI is flexing its muscle by offering to wine … Continued
July 24, 2018

Ivey brushes aside questions about her health records as opponents plan to release theirs

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday brushed aside questions about whether she would release her medical records after other gubernatorial candidates in both parties said this week that they would release theirs. Ivey, who is 73 years old and the oldest candidate in the gubernatorial race, wouldn’t say whether she plans to release her medical records. … Continued
May 4, 2018