Dr. Martin Luther King

As peaceful protests over the last week have been marred by violence and looting, the nation should be asking what kind of country we are and what we are to become? Are we to be the shining city on a hill or a lord of the flies kingdom of warring factions? Most of the protesters … Continued

Co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC, Rev. Joseph E. Lowery died on March 27, 2020.  He and his clerical brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. envisaged SCLC as the national platform needed to inveigh segregation, materialism, and militarism in the South and nation. King became the first SCLC president in 1957, a position … Continued

Since 1867, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or “HBCUs,” have played a vital role in Alabama’s higher education system. With 14 today, Alabama is home to the most of any state in the country. And as I said in a recent speech on the Senate floor, we don’t just have the most, we have the … Continued

If you’re thirsting to understand our increasingly cold, jaundiced, at times carcinogenic society, James Baldwin’s singular insight about America and his dizzying, divine command of the English language are as refreshing as an icy elixir on the hottest day in hell. Moreover, for death penalty abolitionists, Baldwin’s writing is particularly poignant in the wake of: … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Michael G. Hubbard, on Friday, June 10, the thirteenth day of his trial, was found guilty on twelve counts of public corruption. The system worked. In an era where government, law enforcement and the media are accused daily of ineptitude, negligence and bias, that is not a phrase often … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is one man standing who has the power to declare every hint of political corruption in our state will face swift justice. That man is Judge Jacob Walker, III. As the hands of time tick steadily toward March 28, he alone is the last man untarnished by Speaker … Continued

By Rep. Darrio Melton This week, we took a day out of our schedules to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a tireless advocate for socioeconomic justice and equal rights at a time of tremendous upheaval in our nation’s history. Dr. King shared his dream with America … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Opinion As many celebrate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it is the spirit of the revolution be championed that must be remembered because there is still much to overcome. Even though the day celebrating Dr. King’s birth was signed into law in 1983 by President … Continued