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House committee approves bill to allow release of body cam video

A bill by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birimingham, would also allow the release of the recording to personal representatives of the video's subject.
April 28, 2023

Echoes of George Wallace heard as tear gas and rubber bullets fly in Huntsville

A small group of mostly peaceful protesters were shot with rubber bullets and tear-gassed by Huntsville Police and Madison County sheriff’s deputies after an NAACP rally last Wednesday. The city’s mayor, police chief and the state’s attorney general want the public to believe that anarchists and outsiders provoked law-enforcement to use paramilitary tactics to disperse … Continued
June 8, 2020

A hard lesson we never learn

I’m just finishing the first hectic week of classes at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I teach in the English Department. This semester I have two composition classes and an American literature. I also work with the University Honors Program. Our major study in American lit will be the novels Their Eyes Were Watching … Continued
August 30, 2019

John Merrill: Voter registration hero or villain?

In Secretary of State John Merrill’s announcement video for his 2020 Senate bid, Merrill said, “Doug Jones does not represent Alabama values.” On most political issues, Merrill is a strict conservative, like many Alabamians. His beliefs about voter registration are no exception. Merrill has said he views voting as a constitutional right, but one that … Continued
July 12, 2019