Michelle Obama Tells HBCU Grads That Being First Black First Lady Led To Some...
Source: YE 313 Magazine / YE 313 Magazine Giving a candid and deeply personal commencement speech at Tuskegee University on Saturday, the First Lady of the United States reflected on the emotional toll...
View ArticleWatch: Two Alabama Police Lieutenants Investigated For Ties To Racist Hate Group
Two police officers in Anniston, Alabama have been placed on administrative leave over allegations that they belong to a hate group, according to AL.com. Lt. Josh Doggrell and Lt. Wayne Brown are...
View ArticleAlabama Gov. Orders Removal Of All 4 Confederate Flags From State Capitol...
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty All four Confederate flags posted at Alabama state Capitol’s Confederate memorial were removed Wednesday morning following a quiet order from the state’s governor, Robert...
View ArticleAlabama Man Dies In Police Custody After Being Pepper-Sprayed
Authorities are trying to determine how an Alabama man who was arrested Friday night died after being handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police. Police arrested the Tuscaloosa man, identified as Anthony...
View ArticleFamily Of Kindra Chapman, Teen Found Dead In Jail Cell, Says She Committed...
Kindra Chapman found dead in a jail cell. Right after Sandra Bland's death. pic.twitter.com/h1rPr1cCOF — Yaphet Kotto (@Darius34092338) July 25, 2015 The family of an 18-year-old found dead in an...
View ArticleAlabama Officer Kept Job After Threatening To Kill Black Man & Hide The Evidence
Source: Getty / Getty A 2013 case involving an Alabama police officer spewing racial slurs and threatening to kill a Black man and hide the evidence was uncovered this week, The Guardian reports....
View ArticleReport: Trump Supporters Scream ‘White Power’ At Ala. ‘Pep Rally’ [VIDEO]
Source: Getty / Getty Supporters of Donald “Build a Wall” Trump screamed “White Power” at a campaign rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala., according to various news reports. In true...
View ArticleAlabama Official Says God Told Him To Place Ban On Saggy Jeans & Short Skirts
A town in Alabama may no longer get to sag their jeans or wear fitted skirts–after one official received a sign from God telling him to ban the risqué styles. According to The Daily Beast, Dadeville...
View ArticleNAACP Calls For Removal Of Alabama Court Mural Depicting Slaves Picking Cotton
JeffCo Commission considering removal of courthouse mural that depicts slaves picking cotton. @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/NqDgQbSXdE — Meg Pace (@MegPace) September 22, 2015 The NAACP chapter in Jefferson...
View ArticleAlabama DMV Closings Limiting Access To Photo ID, Affects Ballot Via Voter ID...
Your browser does not support iframes. Alabama state officials’ decision to close 31 driver’s license offices in what is known as the “Black Belt” has raised the eyebrows of many, with some calling it...
View ArticleAlabama Judge Accused Of Ordering Poor Offenders To Give Blood Or Get Handcuffed
In a page ripped from a Hollywood film about a broken criminal justice system, a judge in Marion, Alabama is under fire for ordering poor offenders to donate blood or go to jail, according to The New...
View ArticlePolice: Alabama Reporter Set Fire To Herself & Her Car After Fight With Husband
Alabama sports reporter set fire that severely burned her, police say https://t.co/49SpncIEWi pic.twitter.com/AyqylyCpMe — Shannon Evans (@STriplett71) October 22, 2015 An Alabama journalist...
View ArticleCivil Rights Groups Sue Alabama Over Voter ID Law
The Greater Birmingham Ministries and the Alabama NAACP on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Alabama, alleging that officials violated the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act...
View ArticleAlabama Politicians Get Into Brawl During City Council Meeting
Birmingham, Ala. Mayor William Bell and Councilman Marcus Lundy were involved in a fistfight during a city council meeting on Tuesday morning. Bell and Lundy were at odds over a city matter that...
View ArticleAlabama’s Top Judge Orders Courts To Stop Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
The top judge in Alabama has announced an order to the state’s probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This comes after the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex...
View ArticleBlack Female Physicist, Tuskegee Professor Awarded $1.1 Million Grant To...
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, an assistant professor at Tuskegee University, has taken on the challenge of defeating cancer with the help of a million-dollar grant. Congratulations to Tuskegee's Dr....
View ArticleVideo Footage Reveals Alabama Cops Shooting & Killing Unarmed Black Man
A recently released video which shows the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Cameron Massey at the hands of Alabama police officers has reignited interest in the case. The incident, which took place in...
View ArticleAlabama Prosecutor Joins Twin Sister As District Court Judge
Twin sisters in Birmingham, Alabama are making history by taking the bench as district court judges at the same time. Alabama reports Shera Grant has joined sister Shanta Owens after being appointed to...
View ArticleCongressman Accuses President Obama Of Being ‘The Most Racially-Divisive...
An Alabama congressman who endorsed Ted Cruz for president launched several racist jabs at President Barack Obama this week by deeming him the most “racially divisive president since slavery.” Think...
View ArticleAlabama Police Publish Wanted Poster On Facebook, Suspect Comically Responds
Alabama police found themselves being taunted by a suspect after officials at the department published a wanted poster to its Facebook page. Roderick Hill, the suspect in question, responded to the...
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