Protests

“I’ve never felt the fear I felt then:” Demonstrators describe police action at Huntsville protest

Protesters gathered in Huntsville on Wednesday, first at an NAACP rally against police brutality, and later an unorganized protest downtown near the Madison County courthouse. The largely peaceful demonstrations ended when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators who refused to disperse after a protest permit expired at 6:30 p.m. The Huntsville Police … Continued

Chip Brownlee

June 5, 2020

Opinion

In Alabama, we just keep spinning in the same, sad circle

If you don’t learn from history, you will be doomed to repeat it. Just ask Alabama. We’re to the point now in this state where we don’t actually have new events, just new ways to relive the same awful things we did in the past. Look at this week. There’s a protest in a major … Continued

Josh Moon

June 5, 2020

Opinion

With liberty and justice for all

As peaceful protests over the last week have been marred by violence and looting, the nation should be asking what kind of country we are and what we are to become? Are we to be the shining city on a hill or a lord of the flies kingdom of warring factions? Most of the protesters … Continued

Bill Britt

June 3, 2020

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed asks public to stay home for “next few nights” amid protests

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed at a Monday afternoon press conference asked the public to stay at home for the next few nights, if they can. Reed’s words came after peaceful protests in Birmingham turned into a riot early Monday morning. Numerous businesses were burned, and two reporters were attacked. Protests were likely to begin Monday … 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

Abortion protesters sue Huntsville over free speech rights

Thursday, Personhood Alabama announced that pro-life sidewalk advocates James and Carol Henderson have filed suit against the City of Huntsville alleging a violation of their constitutional right to free speech. For years, Reverend and Mrs. Henderson have legally advocated for life on the public sidewalk outside of the abortion clinic in Huntsville with a permit … Continued

Brandon Moseley

March 18, 2019

Protests over Bradford shooting have moved to Montgomery, AG Steve Marshall’s home

Protests over the shooting death of E.J. Bradford by a Hoover police officer have now moved to Montgomery. More than a dozen protesters roamed the streets of the Hampstead neighborhood in Montgomery, where Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall lives, using a bullhorn and chanting “hands up, don’t shoot.” Montgomery Police were called to the scene, … Continued

Josh Moon

December 31, 2018

Bradford family attorney: Autopsy shows no threat posed to police officer who killed him

On Monday, the Bradford family announced that an independent medical review of Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. indicated that E.J. had been shot three times from the back. Bradford was 21 and lived in Hueytown. The family has retained nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney, Ben Crump. Crump said in a statement that … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 7, 2018

Protests break out in Hoover after police killing of Black man at Galleria

Mass protests were held Monday in Hoover protesting the Thanksgiving night shooting of Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. by a Hoover police officer. Thousands of people had been lured into the Riverchase Galleria Mall that night by retailers seeking to get a jump on “Black Friday.” A scuffle broke out over a pair of sale … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 27, 2018

Opinion

The value of town hall meetings

No one can deny that the political climate in our country today is pretty divisive. Protests and outbursts are becoming more and more common. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise when you consider that a certain group now considers themselves “the resistance.” Given the volatile condition of our politics today, many Members of Congress are … Continued

Bradley Byrne

August 28, 2018