Edmund Pettus Bridge

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, August 25, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released a written statement on the death of Civil Rights Activist, Amelia Boynton Robinson. Gov. Bentley said, “I am saddened to hear about the death of Amelia Boynton Robinson. She was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 4, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) announced in a statement that a bipartisan resolution led by US Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) commemorating the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution would call for the issuance of a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, February 13, Senators Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) and Corey Booker (D-New Jersey) introduced a bill to give the Congressional Gold Medal to the voting rights marchers who 50 years ago faced tremendous abuse by state troopers (acting on the orders of Alabama Governor George C. Wallace) while attempting … Continued