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The Price of Doing What’s Right

A man who was trying to do the right things, the honorable things, has been treated as the villain and punished as if he were the one violating rules and laws. And the system in place to stop such a thing has failed.
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September 29, 2020
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Saban, Malzahn have led on COVID, social justice. They have the power to do more

It shouldn’t matter all that much what a couple of football coaches say and do when it comes to matters of racism and equality in this state, and around the country. But it does. It matters because we have, rightly or wrongly, hero worshipped football coaches for a long, long time now. Especially in Alabama, … Continued
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September 3, 2020
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The “in crowd” needs to get out

I am about to say something nice about Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill. But, still, before this column is over, he’ll most likely get triggered, write a press release on secretary of state stationery, taking my column out of context and arguing that he’s not a supporter of voter suppression. But, of course, Merrill … Continued
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July 23, 2020
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A noose was left in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall. A coward put it there

There was a noose found hanging in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega on Sunday afternoon.  A coward put it there.  It doesn’t matter who NASCAR eventually finds as the culprit — and by late Sunday, stock car racing’s governing body, to its credit, had announced a full investigation and issued a promise … Continued
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June 22, 2020

Mobile removes Confederate monument overnight

The city of Mobile removed a Confederate monument from downtown overnight following days of protest in Mobile and nationwide over police brutality and systemic racism. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said he ordered the statue removed from its prominent location in downtown Mobile overnight. “Moving this statue will not change the past,” Stimpson said in a … Continued
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June 5, 2020
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Racism has broken America. We can fix it

The happiest day of my life was March 9, 2018 — the day my daughter was born.  People who know my wife and me, or who follow either of us on social media, can likely tell that we’re crazy, helicopter parents who think our little Andi Lou is perfect. Because, well, she is.  We also … Continued
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June 3, 2020
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It’s past time to turn the page on racism, racial violence in America

On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent National Guard troops to accompany the first black students admitted to the University of Alabama. In an address to the nation, he said, “It is not enough to pin the blame on others, to say this is a problem of one section of the country or … Continued
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June 2, 2020