State Senator re-files bill to make removing Confederate monuments prohibitively expensive
It would cost a city $1.825 million annually to permanently remove a memorial.
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Wetumpka neo-confederate gathering shares “strategy” to “fight for our freedom”
The conference featured numerous speakers labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as extremists.
Black Belt Bounty racks up awards at Regional Outdoor Media Conferences
The commemorative book took home first place in the Industry Public Relations Category from the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association’s annual Excellence in Craft awards.
September 28, 2020
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Why are you so adamant about keeping Confederate symbols around? That’s the part of this debate that I have never been able to wrap my head around. Why are people in 2020 so fired up to keep these monuments and statues, and why do you want to fly that dumb flag? Oh, yes, I know … Continued
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Know a sentence you never hear anyone say? “Boy, that discrimination really worked out for us.” Think about it. Thousands of years of discrimination based on race, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation and heritage, but no one ever looks back on any of it and thinks about how great … Continued
College experiment finds DNA may be the bridge across the racial divide
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Racial tension is a continual theme in the news, in the long history of our country, and especially in the South, where grappling with race and ethnicity is an ever-present challenge. The realities of race, ethnicity, and social standing always color politics. From the pol-tax and George Wallace’s schoolhouse … Continued
Davis Approved To Work For Arc Terminals
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The Alabama Ethics Commission has issued an opinion that would allow Rep. Randy Davis (R-Daphne) to accept a position with Arc Terminals, a principal with business before the State. State law makes in illegal for a legislator to receive a thing of value from a principal, in this case: … Continued
Save Our South Files Lawsuit to Protect Confederate Memorial in Birmingham
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 20 the Confederate Heritage groups, Save Our South, announced that they have filed a lawsuit and restraining order against the city of Birmingham in order to thwart efforts by the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board to remove the 110 year old Confederate Memorial in Linn Park. … Continued
Sons of Confederate Veterans Request FBI Investigate Hervey’s Death
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 23, the Commander in Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Charles Kelly Barrow, requested that US Attorney General Loretta Lynch direct the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department to open a Federal investigation into the death of Black pro-Confederate flag activist Anthony … Continued
Zeigler: Last Five Months a Disappointment For Republican Voters
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, July 11, State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) spoke to the Mid Alabama Republican Club (MARC) at their monthly meeting at the Vestavia Public Library. Zeigler said, “I have seen in the last five months a tremendous disappointment on the part of our Republican voters in our Republican … Continued