Alabama Racism News & Articles

State Rep. Will Dismukes Honors Dead KKK Leader In Selma As John Lewis Mourned

By Brent Wilson on July 27, 2020

Update: The Alabama Democratic Party has issued a press release that again calls for Will Dismukes to resign.

“Will Dismukes has demonstrated yet again why he is unfit to hold public office,” Alabama Democratic Party…

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Offensive Twitter History For Valley, AL Council Candidate Bo Colley

By Brent Wilson on June 24, 2020

Bo Colley, a candidate for Valley, AL City Council District 1, extensively used the n-word on Twitter as well as other offensive words and phrases from 2014-2015. As of publication, a search of…

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Leaving the Confederacy Behind: A Love Letter to the South

By Matthew Tyson on June 14, 2020 | Opinion

If you know me, then you know that I am deeply, immensely proud of my southern heritage and upbringing. I believe the south is a special, magical place set apart for a special, magical people….

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It’s Not A Monumental Decision

By Clete Wetli on June 9, 2020 | Opinion

The only thing monumental in the discussion about monuments is the monumental lengths that Republicans and conservatives will go in making absurd justifications for their continued existence.

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Madison County Courthouse, Huntsville AL, West view

Huntsville City Council President To Introduce Resolution To Remove Courthouse Confederate Monument

By Brent Wilson on June 8, 2020

On Wednesday, Huntsville City Council President Devyn Keith issued a short statement on Facebook saying that he would be introducing a resolution at Thursday’s city council meeting to support the removal of the…

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The Mutating Virus Worse Than COVID-19

By Clete Wetli on June 1, 2020 | Opinion

Yes, racism has mutated as a virus, but it’s flaring and spiking again. Just like COVID-19, there’s no vaccine or effective treatment yet. However, we can contain it and work towards its eradication.

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Gregory and Travis McMichael Were Not Standing Their Ground; Pay Attention Alabama

By Brent Wilson on May 6, 2020 | Opinion

Ahmaud Arbery, a black 25-year-old male living in Georgia, was shot and killed after being chased down by Gregory and Travis McMichael, a vigilante father and son duo, who believed they could take the law…

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Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 3

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on December 30, 2019 | Opinion

I consider myself a center-left individual. Interestingly, I considered myself a center-right individual for many years. However, as the right moved further from the center, my self-identification had to move with it. As a center-left,…

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A wooden gavel resting on a judges bench with the American flag in the background.

Gardendale Forced to Pay Legal Fees to NAACP Amid its Push to Create its Own School System

By Dakota Layton on December 28, 2019

After attempting to create its own school system and district to divorce itself from the school system of Jefferson County (a 50 percent white county), the 80 percent white city of Gardendale is…

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Race, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 2

By Jeremy Jeffcoat on December 19, 2019 | Opinion

I consider myself a center-left individual. Interestingly, I considered myself a center-right individual for many years. However, as the right moved further from the center, my self-identification had to move with it. As a center-left,…

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