July 2021 – Page 9

Is $25k enough to alter no-snitch culture? If not, this idea may be

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By Roy S. Johnson, The Associated Press It’s a lot of money. A whole helluva lot of money. Yet is it enough? Twenty-five thousand dollars is more than most of us have seen at one […]

FAMILY CELEBRATES ALA. BAIL REFORM LAW NAMED FOR ANIAH BLANCHARD

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By Mike Cason, The Associated Press Aniah Blanchard’s family made another trip to the Alabama Capitol complex on Thursday, this time to commemorate the signing of a bill in Aniah’s name. Aniah’s mother Angela Harris, […]

She was told she needed to set ‘realistic’ goals. Now Tinesha Ross is a rocket scientist.

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By Michelle Matthews It’s not easy for Tinesha Ross to return to her native Fairfield, Alabama. Sure, her family and friends are there, and she has strong ties to the hometown that helped nurture her career […]

Senator Richard Shelby: Defeated voting bill would have made ‘elections more chaotic and less secure’

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By Howard Koplowitz Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., on Tuesday criticized the Democratic voting rights bill that would overhaul how Americans cast ballots as legislation that “would make our elections more chaotic and less secure” shortly before […]

Brown Chapel AME in Selma starts $1.3 million renovation, Gov. Ivey visits

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By Greg Garrison Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, where historic Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches started, desperately needs some loving attention. “When people come to Selma, they want to see the Edmund Pettus Bridge and they […]

HBCU athletes fall short at Trials

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LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor EUGENE, Ore. – Despite a bevy of entrants from the HBCU ranks, none was able to come through and join quartermilers Quanera Hayes, Randolph Ross Jr. and Trevor Stewart on the […]

Disability shouldn’t limit access to my fundamental right to vote

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COVID-19 and a new curb- side voting ban in Alabama exacerbate difficulties voters with disabilities like me face, but H.R. 1 gives us hope By Dr. Eric Peebles, executive director of Accessible Alabama I believe […]

Huntsville’s city limits crosses I-65 for the first time

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By Paul Gattis The city limits of Huntsville has jumped Interstate 65 for the first time. The western boundary of the city pushed across the federal highway Thursday night after the city council unanimously approved the […]

Dozens of Guns Disappeared From Alabama Military Bases Over 10 years

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Military weapons including pistols and submachine guns have been lost or stolen from bases in Alabama. An Associated Press investigation into firearms missing from the U.S. armed services shows at least 39 guns […]

NEW STUDY REVEALS DEPTH OF POLICE VIOLENCE AND ITS EFFECT ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA columnist A new investigation by the nonprofit The Marshall Project and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal the depth of police brutality and unpunished violence that […]