Posts Tagged ‘Alabama’
A former plantation becomes a space for healing, art and reparative history
A collaboration between Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation and art studio 1504 teaches about history and facilitates conversations.
Read More‘Law and Order’ star donates $1 million to historically Black Alabama college
The actor, known for her work in Law & Order, made a large donation to the Alabama school where she also gave this year’s commencement speech.
Read MoreTrump’s DOJ Kills a Black County’s Environmental Justice Deal
The community was relying on assistance from the federal government to create proper wastewater disposal systems.
Read MoreHis Father Bankrupted the Klan. Now He’s Going to Congress to Continue the Fight.
Though Democrats will be in the minority in the House, Shomari Figures says that his mission, including healthcare and voting, hasn’t changed.
Read MoreShomari Figures wins bid to represent Alabama district embroiled in Supreme Court case
Figures won an election in a district that was redrawn after a judge ordered the previous map to be redrawn for disenfranchising Black voters.
Read MoreOn This Day in History, White Mob Wages Violence Against Black Voters
According to the Equal Justice Initiative, On Election Day, November 3, 1874, local white residents in Eufaula, Alabama, determined to regain political dominance in the county that they had lost during Reconstruction, used terror and intimidation to suppress Black votes, ultimately waging a violent, deadly massacre. As the 1874 election neared, white employers openly fired any…
Read MoreLocal sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama
The FBI is investigating the death of Dennoriss Richardson, 39, in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, invoking a long history of state-sanctioned lynchings of Black people.
Read MoreNewbern, Alabama, seats Town Council, looks to move past years-long legal fight
After four years’ struggle Patrick Braxton has finally taken his position as Newbern, Alabama’s rightfully elected mayor.
Read MoreAn Alabama Town’s New Mayor Was Locked Out. 3 Years Later, He Will Return.
After more than three years and legal case, incumbent politicians must finally recognize Patrick Braxton as the elected mayor.
Read MoreAlabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement
After a settled lawsuit accusing the town of unfair election practices, the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama will be reinstated.
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