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Drivers spot messaging from hate group on I-65 highway signs

Drivers reported seeing a digital road sign displaying messaging from the white supremacist organization Patriot Front.
May 30, 2023

University of Alabama removes Confederate plaques from campus

The University of Alabama System’s Board of Trustees has approved the removal of three plaques honoring Confederates from prominent locations on the Quad and main library of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The system also said it has appointed a group of trustees to review and study the names of buildings on all … Continued
June 8, 2020

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

Leeds man convicted on federal gun and ammunition charges

Tuesday, a federal jury convicted Christopher “Rudy” McNabb from Leeds of three firearm and ammunition related offenses. The jury verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay E, Town and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson. The jury returned its guilty verdict against the 44-year-old McNabb after two … Continued
August 15, 2019

Jones backs Biden for president, sparking criticism from ALGOP

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, quickly endorsed his longtime friend and former Vice President Joe Biden for president Thursday, just hours after Biden announced his plans to run for the Democratic Party nomination in 2020. Jones said on Twitter Thursday he would be supporting Biden’s campaign. The quality that makes Joe stand out is his ability … Continued
April 26, 2019

Doug Jones reflects on anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday was the anniversary of the Birmingham church bombing that killed four girls in 1963. The prosecutor who brought the men responsible to justice, former U.S. Attorney Doug Jones, is now a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Jones urged Americans, Alabamians and their leaders to stand up to hate. … Continued
September 18, 2017