Posts Tagged ‘Alabama’
In new congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means
Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff against the state of Alabama in a case about voting districts, knows that maps alone won’t solve the problem.
Read MoreButtigieg visits predominantly Black Alabama community following ABC News investigation about neighborhood flooding
One Black neighborhood in Alabama had a chance to speak to the Secretary of Transportation about a highway that has disrupted lives.
Read MoreBlack Residents Want This Company Gone. Will Alabama’s Environmental Agency Approve a New Permit?
Residents in one Alabama neighborhood that has been polluted by a nearby manufacturing plant are waiting to see if the company will remain.
Read MoreLDF Seeks Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Racial Discrimination in Newbern, Alabama’s Electoral Practices
Legal Defense Fund has launched a lawsuit several years in the making against an Alabama town that suppresses the vote of Black residents.
Read MoreWhat does Alabama embryo ruling mean for Black women, future of IVF?
Alabama’s recent ruling that frozen embryos are protected by wrongful-death laws may make IVF less accessible to many.
Read MoreMayor of Birmingham advises Black athletes to avoid Alabama colleges if anti-DEI bill passes
The mayor of Birmingham made a controversial statement about whether Alabama is a good place for Black athletes to pursue college.
Read MoreAlabama Prisoners Sue State Over ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ Work Programs
Alabama prisoners are suing the state for coercing them into a “labor trafficking scheme” that’s being likened to the old Jim Crow.
Read MoreCourt strikes down Alabama congressional map for diluting the power of Black voters
Voting rights get a win thanks to federal judges who blocked a gerrymandered voting map proposed by Alabama conservatives.
Read MoreA shipwreck awash in Black history takes center stage in Alabama
An exhibit as one Alabama museum sheds light on stories of the last of the enslaved Africans who arrived in the Americas en masse.
Read MoreSlavery rejected in some, not all, states where it was on the ballot
Residents of several states recently voted on prison labor measures, ultimately deciding whether modern slavery would remain legal.
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