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Council on American-Islamic Relations’ leaders to attend opening of lynching memorial

Dozens of leaders from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group in the U.S., will join other prominent national civil rights and government leaders at the opening of the Memorial for Peace and Justice on Thursday. The Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the … Continued

April 25, 2018

A federal judge wants to know why 131 inmates with mental illnesses remain in solitary confinement

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A federal judge has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to provide an update on why 131 prisoners with serious mental illnesses remain in solitary confinement even after a court order last year ordered the prison system to move them out of segregation when possible. The request for information … Continued

February 13, 2018

MLK statue long overdue at State Capitol

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter At a ceremony Monday at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in downtown Montgomery, Gov. Kay Ivey will announce Alabama’s inclusion in a 12-state Civil Rights Trail. The Trail will feature historic landmarks in several cities, including 10 sites in Montgomery alone. At none of those Montgomery sites … Continued

January 15, 2018

Hillary Clinton to Speak in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will make her second campaign stop in Alabama, this time to headline the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour. Mrs. Clinton will speak at a public event titled, “The … Continued

November 26, 2015

Accountability Act Leading to Resegregation

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee As soon as the Alabama Accountability Act was passed by the legislature in February 2013 educators knew it was fatally flawed. It was not supported by research. Vouchers have never been shown to bring about significant change in education outcomes. And the promise it would improve failing schools and help … Continued

November 16, 2015

Dr. Stephen McNair Dismissed: Zeigler Wants Portraits Returned

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, March 20 Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler is reporting that Alabama’s Director of Historic Sites has been dismissed. Dr. Stephen McNair, PhD had recently removed the portraits of Governors George and Lurleen Wallace (D) from the capitol rotunda in January in defiance of a legislative resolution that the … Continued

March 23, 2015