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Quinton Ross: What should we tell our youth on the death of George Floyd?

The following is Alabama State University President Quinton T. Ross Jr.’s statement in full on the death of George Floyd. For the past few days, I, like many others have been viewing through the lens of the media, the reaction of our country to the deplorable and senseless death of yet another defenseless black person … Continued

Quinton Ross

June 1, 2020

Alabama attorney general signals end to fight over Birmingham’s Confederate monument

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday said the city of Birmingham would get a one-time $25,000 fine if city officials remove the Confederate monument in the city’s Linn Park, which, if done, would bring an end to a years-long battle between state lawmakers and local officials in Alabama’s largest city. The monument was at … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 1, 2020

Governor authorizes use of National Guard after violent protests in Birmingham

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday said she supports the right for people to protest peacefully in the wake of the death of a Minneapolis man at the hands of police, but cautioned against the sort of violent protest and looting that occurred in Birmingham early Monday morning. Ivey also authorized the Alabama National Guard to … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 1, 2020

Birmingham mayor declares emergency, city-wide curfew after violence

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday declared a state of emergency and a city-wide curfew after violent protests early Monday morning that saw businesses burned and journalists attacked. Birmingham will be under a city-wide curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Monday evening. Anyone not at home or at work during those hours could … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 1, 2020

Protestors deface Confederate monument in Birmingham

Angry protesters on Sunday tried to destroy a Confederate monument in Linn Park in Birmingham and successfully tore down a statue. The protesters defaced the Confederate monument, chipped away part of the concrete and pulled the wooden barrier off the base, according to WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham. The protestors successfully pulled down a statue … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 1, 2020

Opinion

It should be clear by now: Kaepernick was right

A lot of people owe Colin Kaepernick an apology. If nothing else, surely the last few weeks of horrible, horrible racial incidents have left even the most adamant Kap haters reconsidering their positions. Maybe, just maybe, they’re thinking the man has a point: That justice in this country isn’t color blind. And that the promises … Continued

Josh Moon

May 27, 2020