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It’s never racism in the Alabama Legislature

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s never racism. So, just stop it with that. You’re ruining racism for the people who really experience it – the kind where someone burns a cross in your yard, makes you drink from a different water fountain, won’t let you sit in the front of the bus, makes your … Continued
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May 18, 2017
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The privilege of being a white college in Alabama

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There is some confusion over the term “white privilege.” Apparently, quite a few white people are convinced that this term is hogwash, because upon birth they weren’t given a pot of gold and a new Firebird. Simply because they’ve faced some hardships in life, they believe that that is … Continued
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January 26, 2017
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Bo Bice, Popeye’s chicken and a lesson in racism

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Bo Bice likes his chicken without the side of racism, thanks. The former “American Idol” runner-up and Alabama resident resurfaced this week in one of the oddest ways: claiming on Facebook that he was discriminated against while ordering chicken at a Popeye’s restaurant in the Atlanta airport. I know, … Continued
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January 5, 2017

Democrats prepare for bitter confirmation fight against Sen. Sessions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter WASHINGTON—Tuesday, January 3, 2017, a number of protestors from the NAACP held a sit in in US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) Mobile offices. Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) reported that the protestors were demanding that Sessions withdraw from consideration for US Senate. The NAACP occupiers were finally arrested … Continued
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January 4, 2017

Worley calls on Senate to reject Sessions nomination

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, November 19, 2016, Alabama Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley called the appointment of US Senator Jeff Sessions “disturbing” and called on the US Senate to reject Sen. Sessions as President Donald J. Trump’s (R) Attorney General. Chairwoman Worley said in a statement, “Donald Trump’s choice of Jefferson Beauregard … Continued
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November 21, 2016
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Republicans Appear to be Racists

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter What’s up with these Republicans? Really, what’s up? They’re downright scary. So we have Donald Trump, leading the polls for the Republican nomination. This guy is xenophobic, racist, a bully, ugly. But he doesn’t remember, or says he does, that New Jersey folks were celebrating the 9/11 attacks. Never … Continued
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December 2, 2015

Civil Rights Group Condemns Trump

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, November 23, the civil rights group, ColorOfChange, condemned Republican Presidential candidate and New York City billionaire Donald Trump for defending supporters allegedly “roughing up” a BLM (Black Lives Matter) protestor in Birmingham on Saturday and for sharing a graphic on Twitter presenting falsified crime statistics claiming that … Continued
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November 24, 2015

Southern Heritage Groups Oppose Removal of Old South Mural from Jefferson County Court House

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Generations of Southerners have honored and often romanticized about the Confederate Soldiers who fought for Alabama and the other Southern States in the Civil War.  The war and the subsequent Northern military occupation led to more glorification of the “good ole days” of the antebellum South.  This was … Continued
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September 23, 2015

Zeigler Defends Speech to Secessionist Group

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, September 21, State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) responded to criticism leveled at him by the Southern Poverty Law Center for speaking on Thursday, September 17, to the pro-secession group, “The League of the South.” Auditor Zeigler spoke back at the criticism: “The Southern Political Correctness Center is … Continued
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September 22, 2015