by The Associated Press Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan has died at 85 years old. According to CNN, he died March 1. His cause of death is not known. The Atlanta native studied law at […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial discrimination in voting. The justices are […]
PRESS RELEASE Huntsville, AL – You will see several familiar faces in Huntsville Hospital’s newest campaign to encourage the community to get educated about COVID-19 vaccinations. Black elected leaders from North Huntsville showed unity as […]
By Chuck Chandler Few people can say they knew Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks when that internationally celebrated pair were average citizens. Fred Gray can. The 90-year-old legendary civil rights lawyer has known […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire A Black woman’s memoir published 153 years ago still tops Amazon’s books sales chart. “Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House,” […]
Huntsville, AL – The ink was cast and everything was signed, sealed and delivered when members of the “Grand Old Party” decided they wanted a dictator to be their leader so the agenda they have […]
by Mike Cason The Alabama Senate had its first debate today about a major expansion of gambling across the state that would raise an estimated $500 million or more a year. Senators who spoke were […]
By Mike Cason, Associated Press An Alabama lawmaker wants to strengthen a law that now imposes $25,000 fines on city and county governments that remove historical monuments that have been in place 40 years or […]
by The Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama made his debut today as a political commentator on CNN. Jones made the announcement this morning via Twitter. He made his debut on “The […]
By Lee Moran, The Huffington Post Newly elected Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Al.) drew scorn this week after he floated the idea of delaying President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. “We probably could have had a swearing-in and […]
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