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A battle at the Alabama courthouse: Resolution sparks renewed focus on Confederate monuments

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Earlier this month the American Bar Association urged state and local governments to remove Confederate memorabilia and other symbols from courthouses. It’s being met with skepticism in deeply conservative Alabama, where 180 live memorials […]

Roy S. Johnson: Republican ‘parents’ rights’ bill smells like ‘states’ rights’; I’m holding my nose

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Have y’all forgotten? Already? Have you forgotten how hard it was to teach your own children during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when their bedroom was […]

Families remember soldiers killed in Alabama helicopter crash: ‘Went down fighting to save lives’

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Family members of one of the Tennessee National Guardsmen killed in Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Alabama said he “went down fighting” to save as many lives as he could. Chief Warrant Officers Daniel […]

New clue emerges in 2021 shooting death of woman found in Birmingham yard

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson New information has emerged in the 2021 slaying of woman found shot to death in the front yard of a Birmingham home. Nia Peoples, 30, was discovered about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in […]

Tuscaloosa schools, NAACP spar over tax vote after Black History Month student walkout

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Local and state NAACP leaders are calling for continued pressure after Tuscaloosa County students organized a walkout and made numerous allegations of racism in local schools. A Hillcrest High School senior, Jamiyah Brown, says student […]

David Ruggles, 19th-Century Abolitionist Known as ‘the Soul of the Underground Railroad, Owned the First Black Bookstore and Helped Free 600 Slaves, Including Frederick Douglass

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: USA Today, Javonte Anderson IN THE DEAD of a cold December night, David Ruggles woke up to the sound of a commotion outside his front door. Then, the pounding started. A voice outside asked, “Is […]

A battle at the Alabama courthouse: Resolution sparks renewed focus on Confederate monuments

Roy S. Johnson: Republican ‘parents’ rights’ bill smells like ‘states’ rights’; I’m holding my nose

Families remember soldiers killed in Alabama helicopter crash: ‘Went down fighting to save lives’

New clue emerges in 2021 shooting death of woman found in Birmingham yard

Tuscaloosa schools, NAACP spar over tax vote after Black History Month student walkout

David Ruggles, 19th-Century Abolitionist Known as ‘the Soul of the Underground Railroad, Owned the First Black Bookstore and Helped Free 600 Slaves, Including Frederick Douglass

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