Sunday, June 14, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

Freedom Riders

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The Freedom Riders at 65

Riders endured beatings, jail and a firebombed bus in 1961, then forced federal action that helped dismantle segregation in interstate travel.

May 6, 2026

Speaking up for the Freedom Riders

Writing a 1961 editorial supporting the Freedom Riders earned a student journalist a Klan cross burning and threats of expulsion.

January 23, 2026

Alabama A&M students carry forward courage that has always overcome hate

From Little Rock to Huntsville, young Black men and women prove again that courage defeats cowardice, and education is the ultimate answer.

October 1, 2025

Why it took so long for Tuberville to denounce white nationalists

As ridiculous as Tuberville’s various public declarations about white supremacy were, the truth is he wasn’t the first.

July 21, 2023