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After 30 Years on Death Row, Exonerated Man…

Alabama has yet to compensate Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did…
08.10.17
Confederate Memorial Monument, Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama Enacts Law Banning Removal Of Confederate Monuments

A new law that bans cities and counties from removing Confederate monuments was enacted in Alabama by Gov. Kay Ivey.
05.27.17
We Stand United NYC Rally
NAACP President Arrested Again For Sessions Sit-In

Cornell Brooks, President of the NAACP, and other activists were arrested on Monday for staging a sit-in at Sen. Jeff…
01.31.17
African Americans In South Celebrate Obama's Historic Win
Feds: Closing Driver's License Centers Violates Rights

Federal officials conclude that closing and reducing services in driver license's centers in Alabama violates civil rights, reaching an agreement…
12.29.16
Retail Signs
Victoria's Secret Worker Profiles Black Customers

After a Black woman was caught stealing at a Victoria's Secret store in Alabama, workers asked two other Black shoppers…
03.15.18
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NAACP Questions Decision Not To Indict Cop

An Alabama NAACP branch criticizes a grand jury's decision not to indict a Mobile police officer. The officer fatally shot…
06.19.19
State Capitol Building in Montgomery, Alabama, United States of America, North America
Alabama Memorial To Honor Lynching Victims

A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure…
08.17.16
CA: LAPD Gang Unit
Burglar Dies Tied To Tree

An elderly Alabama man tied an alleged burglar to a tree. The intruder was dead when deputies arrived.
08.01.16
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Church Bomber Up For Parole

Family members of the victims are expected to attend the parole hearing, including Sarah Collins Rudolph, sister to Addie Mae…
07.18.16
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Farewell To A School Desegregation Pioneer

An Alabama civil rights pioneer is laid to rest. Dr. Sonnie Hereford was determined to knock down the wall of…
07.13.16
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Mom Charged With Reckless Manslaughter In Infant's Death

Police claim Lewis and a friend left their five children at home while they went out to a local nightclub.…
06.23.16
School lunch
School Stamps 3rd Grader’s Arm With “I Need…

An angry Alabama father said it was inappropriate for his son's school to stamp his arm with a message that…
06.20.16
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Alabama University Condemns Sorority’s Racist T-Shirt

Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Samford University defied authorities to print racially insensitive images on T-shirts. Social officials apologized to…
05.16.16
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10-Year-Old Named Hero After Driver Goes Into Diabetic…

Wheeler literally took matters into his own hands by grabbing control of the wheel and brakes. As police approached the…
03.30.16
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Alabama Police Publish Wanted Poster On Facebook, Suspect…

Alabama police found themselves being taunted by a suspect after officials at the department published a wanted poster to its…
03.30.16
Immigration Press Conference
Congressman Accuses President Obama Of Being ‘The Most…

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) deemed President Obama the most "racially divisive president since slavery."
01.16.16
Interior of courtroom
Twin Judges Make History In Alabama

Twin sisters in Birmingham, Alabama are making history by taking the bench as district court judges.
01.14.16
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Video Footage Reveals Alabama Cops Shooting & Killing…

A recently released video which shows the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Cameron Massey at the hands of Alabama police officers…
01.13.16
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Beloved Physicist Uses Black Girl Magic To Fight…

Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Tuskegee University, has taken on the challenge of defeating cancer with the help…
10.31.18
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Alabama’s Top Judge Orders Courts To Stop Issuing…

The top judge in Alabama has announced an order to the state’s probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to…
01.06.16
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