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Decatur Police Chief Acknowledges ‘Inaccurate Description’ In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man In Front Of Home

Sharelle BurtOctober 14, 2023October 16, 2023

by Sharelle BurtOctober 14, 2023October 16, 20232015

Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion put out a statement admitting to rushing to releasing information and gave an inaccurate description of officers’ commands regarding the...

Education News

Questions Abound After $16K Worth Of Pre-K Training Materials Are Destroyed In Alabama

Daniel JohnsonOctober 10, 2023October 10, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonOctober 10, 2023October 10, 20233802

Following Gov. Kay Ivey's denouncement of a teaching manual from the National Association for the Education of Young Children in April, she subsequently relieved a...

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Real Life Cane And Abel: 14-Year-Old Teen Allegedly Kills 17-Year-Old Brother, Authorities Find Family ‘Hit List’ In Backpack

Rafael PeñaOctober 6, 2023October 6, 2023

by Rafael PeñaOctober 6, 2023October 6, 20233427

The brothers' father discovered the 17-year-old teen's body....

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Alabama Democrats Likely To Flip Seat Under Court-Approved Congressional Map

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 5, 2023October 5, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 5, 2023October 5, 20233169

After a long battle Alabama has a new congressional map....

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A Small Alabama Town Has Only Two Doctors; What Will Happen To Their Patients When They Retire?

Iman MilnerSeptember 22, 2023September 22, 2023

by Iman MilnerSeptember 22, 2023September 22, 20233314

Two doctors, who have serviced a small Alabama town for 30 years, hope that the residents will still have access to good care....

History News

Birmingham Has Day Of Remembrance For 1963 Church Bombing

Mary SpillerSeptember 16, 2023September 18, 2023

by Mary SpillerSeptember 16, 2023September 18, 20233390

Sixty years after the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that took the lives of four innocent Black girls, much work remains....

History Legal News Women

Supreme Court Justice Jackson Reminds Alabama That History Cannot Be Whitewashed

Daniel JohnsonSeptember 16, 2023September 18, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonSeptember 16, 2023September 18, 20236372

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Americans have to confront harsh truths about race in America....

News Politics

Federal Judges To Draw New Congressional District In Alabama After GOP Lawmakers Refuse

Lauren NutallSeptember 9, 2023September 11, 2023

by Lauren NutallSeptember 9, 2023September 11, 20236779

Alabama GOP lawmakers have failed to create a new congressional district, causing federal judges to draw a majority-Black district....

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Federal Judges Nix Alabama Congressional Map For Excluding 2nd District For Black Voters—Again

Sharelle BurtSeptember 6, 2023September 6, 2023

by Sharelle BurtSeptember 6, 2023September 6, 20232624

High courts have had enough of Alabama's racist political tactics....

News Women

Alabama Attorney General Says State Can Prosecute Those Who Help Women Procure Procedure, Dismisses Pro-Abortion Lawsuit

Iman MilnerSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 2023

by Iman MilnerSeptember 1, 2023September 1, 20232290

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall plans to pursue charges against those who assist women seeking out-of-state abortions....

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