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Tag: Alabama

Alabama Man Denied Office After Winning Election Reaches Settlement To Become Town's First Black Mayor
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Alabama Man Denied Office After Winning Election Reaches Settlement To Become Town's First Black Mayor

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Jul 1, 2024
Alabama Governor Bans Diversity Programs At Schools And State Agencies
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Alabama Governor Bans Diversity Programs At Schools And State Agencies

By Melissa Noel · Mar 25, 2024
Here’s Why Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s GOP Response To The State Of The Union Is So Dangerous
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Here’s Why Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s GOP Response To The State Of The Union Is So Dangerous

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Mar 11, 2024
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bills Protecting In Vitro Fertilization After Court Ruled That Embryos Are Children
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Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bills Protecting In Vitro Fertilization After Court Ruled That Embryos Are Children

By Melissa Noel · Mar 1, 2024
Mayor Of Birmingham Says Black Athletes Should Leave Alabama If Anti-DEI Bill Passes
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Mayor Of Birmingham Says Black Athletes Should Leave Alabama If Anti-DEI Bill Passes

By Melissa Noel · Feb 26, 2024
Black Family In Alabama Finally Fought Off Stranger Trying To Take Their Land After Spending 12 Years Battling In Court
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Black Family In Alabama Finally Fought Off Stranger Trying To Take Their Land After Spending 12 Years Battling In Court

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Oct 12, 2023
Carlee Russell Found Guilty In Kidnapping Hoax, Faces Up To One Year In Jail
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Carlee Russell Found Guilty In Kidnapping Hoax, Faces Up To One Year In Jail

By Melissa Noel · Oct 11, 2023
Alabama Flags Children’s Picture Book Because Author’s Last Name Is “Gay”
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Alabama Flags Children’s Picture Book Because Author’s Last Name Is “Gay”

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Oct 10, 2023
Family Wants Answers After Alabama Police Kill A Black Man Outside His Home During A Vehicle Repossession
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Family Wants Answers After Alabama Police Kill A Black Man Outside His Home During A Vehicle Repossession

By Melissa Noel · Oct 9, 2023
Alabama Now Required To Increase Congressional Representation For Black Voters
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Alabama Now Required To Increase Congressional Representation For Black Voters

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Oct 6, 2023
Black Children In Alabama Risked Their Lives For Civil Rights. One Woman Recounts Her Experience 60 Years Later
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Black Children In Alabama Risked Their Lives For Civil Rights. One Woman Recounts Her Experience 60 Years Later

By Melissa Noel · Aug 21, 2023
Over $260,000 Raised For Black Man Who Allegedly Wielded Chair During Montgomery Brawl And Other Defendants
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Over $260,000 Raised For Black Man Who Allegedly Wielded Chair During Montgomery Brawl And Other Defendants

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Aug 14, 2023
N-word Allegedly Used Before Montgomery Riverfront Brawl, Three Men Now Arrested
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N-word Allegedly Used Before Montgomery Riverfront Brawl, Three Men Now Arrested

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Aug 10, 2023
Carlee Russell Admits That She Was Not Kidnapped, Apologizes To Community
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Carlee Russell Admits That She Was Not Kidnapped, Apologizes To Community

By Melissa Noel · Jul 25, 2023
Alabama Man Denied Office After Winning Election Reaches Settlement To Become Town's First Black Mayor
In Defense of Black Lives · News · Politics

The First Black Man Elected Mayor Of An Alabama Town Says White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve

By Rayna Reid Rayford · Jul 24, 2023
Alabama Civil Rights Landmarks Receive $3.1 Million In Funding From The National Park Service For Preservation
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Alabama Civil Rights Landmarks Receive $3.1 Million In Funding From The National Park Service For Preservation

By Melissa Noel · Jun 1, 2023
Alabama Schools Cancel Black History Month Event With Award-Winning Author
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Alabama Schools Cancel Black History Month Event With Award-Winning Author

By Melissa Noel · Jan 30, 2023
Birmingham Mayor To Pardon Minor Marijuana Possession Convictions
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Birmingham Mayor To Pardon Minor Marijuana Possession Convictions

By Bry'onna Mention · Apr 21, 2022
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