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Alabama Arise calls for strengthening Voting Rights Act after Capitol attack

“Ensuring that every eligible voter can access the ballot must be a top priority to protect our democratic republic,” Robyn Hyden said.

January 9, 2021

ASU strips Bibb Graves name from campus building

Workers removed the name of Bibb Graves, a former Alabama governor, from a campus residence hall that also houses the historically Black college’s famed bell tower.

October 15, 2020

Amendment 4: Stairway to heaven or highway to hell?

If you wouldn't trust that august body to manage your checkbook, reconfigure your last will and testament, or redefine the terms of your car loan, then you should vote no.

October 8, 2020

The heavy weight of racist words

Oops! He did it again. Donald Trump just can’t pass up a chance to demonstrate how racist he is. We’ve known all along that Trump has a history of racism. This racism didn’t just show up when he decided to run for president in 2015. Remember the Central Park 5, five young Black and Latino … Continued

June 25, 2020

Are Alabama voters really as hateful, shallow and scared as the GOP Senate field thinks?

Tommy Tuberville’s former players have no idea who this current version of Tommy Tuberville is. Bradley Byrne’s longtime friends in the Alabama Legislature have been bewildered by Byrne’s full-on embrace of fear tactics and hate-mongering. Jeff Sessions’ longtime supporters are confused by his spineless groveling to a president who quite clearly can’t stand him. So, … Continued

March 2, 2020

SPLC: Emails show Trump advisor, former Jeff Sessions staffer, Stephen Miller promoted white nationalism

Leaked emails show Stephen Miller, Trump senior advisor and former staffer for then-U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, promoted white nationalist ideas and racist immigration stories to a conservative journalist, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which broke the story on Tuesday. The SPLC’s first story in a series on the more than 900 emails details … Continued

November 14, 2019

Tennessee-based racist, antisemitic radio show reveals reality TV pilot starring prominent white supremacists

Richard Spencer and two other prominent white supremacists filmed the pilot of a reality TV show with a “household name” media company some months ago, according to one of the men, who was recorded speaking about the project during a radio show taped in Alabama this month. James Edwards, host of the Tennessee-based racist and … Continued

September 18, 2019

What can we do in the aftermath of blackface controversy?

In the immediate aftermath of the revelation that as a college student Gov. Kay Ivey had worn blackface over 50 years ago, she was called a racist by some and defended by others; as news outlets and social media pages offered a myriad of commentary right and left. Lately, it seems that there is a … Continued

September 2, 2019

Kay Ivey has an opportunity to do some real good

Dressing up in blackface 50 years ago doesn’t make Gov. Kay Ivey a racist. It just helps explain why she’s a racist today. Think of it sort of like those superhero origin stories that are popular now. The blackface incident at Auburn was just one early clue that Kay Ivey was going to be a … Continued

August 30, 2019