A fast food restaurant in Alabama is facing a lawsuit after a former employee who is Black says he was…
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Federal trial over Alabama’s congressional map could impact Black voting power
BIRMINGHAM — A years-long feud over Alabama’s congressional map reached a federal court on Monday in a trial that could…
Alabama town’s first Black mayor returns after being locked out by white officials
The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town is returning to work after he was locked out of town…
Alabama universities forced to end DEI initiatives to comply with new law
MONTGOMERY, Al. — Three University of Alabama System campuses were forced to end their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by…
Buses weren’t the only civil rights battleground in Montgomery – the city’s parks still reflect a history of segregation
By Binita Mahato, Auburn University Montgomery, Alabama, touts itself as the birthplace of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. But although…
How an Alabama town staved off school resegregation
In the 1970s, Black students organized protests and a boycott that cost local white businesses money. Today, many families who…
Carlee Russell pleads guilty after faking kidnapping in Alabama, avoids jail time
BESSEMER, Ala. — Carlee Russell, the woman behind the fabricated kidnapping story that made headlines last year, plead guilty on…
VP Harris to join annual event marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Alabama
SELMA, Ala. — In remembrance of the historic Bloody Sunday of 1965, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to attend…
When Alabama police kill, surviving family can fight years to see bodycam footage. There’s no guarantee they will.
Alabama is among the most restrictive states for disclosing body-camera footage when police kill loved ones. Surviving family members often…
Alabama to draw new congressional map, bolstering Black voters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s hotly-contested congressional map will receive it’s first major overhaul in about three decades after the U.S.…
