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We are descendants of Emma Sansom’s family and current or former members of the Gadsden community. We add our voices to the call to remove the statue at the head of Broad Street commemorating Sansom and Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The monument was erected to enforce white supremacy in … Continued

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a new lawsuit against the city of Birmingham Tuesday for removing a Confederate monument in Linn Park. Local officials in Alabama’s largest city, which has a majority black population, removed a 115-year-old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in the city’s Linn Park after protestors and demonstrators vandalized it Sunday. … Continued

Two participation trophies fell in Alabama on Monday night.  No tears were shed.  On the same day that the state “celebrated” Confederate Memorial Day — which is somehow still a state holiday some 150 years after the traitorous South surrendered in its quest to make legal the ownership of other human beings — a large … Continued

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled on an important case with significant implications for the future of religious expression in our republic. The case, American Legion v. American Humanist Association, was brought by a nonprofit atheist organization seeking to remove an almost 100-year-old monument in Maryland’s Prince George’s County. The 40-foot granite and cement cross, … Continued

There’s a recipe for being a successful governor of Alabama. Do nothing. Promote no legislation. Take no controversial stands. Avoid debates. Do lots of no-question photo-ops. Just stay out of sight and out of mind. In other words, the Kay Ivey Plan. There has rarely been a governor do less than Kay Ivey, while she … Continued

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, August 22, 2017, voters in Birmingham go to the polls to vote for Mayor, City Council, and School Board.  Unlike State, County, or Judicial elections, municipal elections are non-partisan. Longtime incumbent William Bell (D) is seeking a third term as Mayor.  Bell was a member of the … Continued

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Confederate flag issue continues to resonate across Alabama like no issue has in years. Thousands of Alabamians have expressed their anger to the Governor in letters, emails, phone calls, and signing online petitions to have the flags restored to their place honoring those who served the state … Continued