Tag: Black Lives Matter
New black sheriff, court officer in Birmingham rethinking policing
Veteran Alabama law enforcement officer Mark Pettway grew up in a black neighborhood called "Dynamite Hill" because the Ku Klux Klan bombed so many...
Five things you need to know about Cara McClure
Cara McClure, the Democratic candidate for Public Service Commission Place 1 ran unopposed in the June 5 primary. But now that the primaries are...
Democratic lawmakers release thousands of Russian Facebook ads
Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet agency, providing...
How the media, BLM activists are pushing false narrative of Chikesia...
Law enforcement officers haves a tough jobs these days. Just last week two deputies in Florida were ambushed, shot and killed while simply having a meal...
White Birminghamians for Black Lives holds weekly witness event
For over year, a group of dedicated Birmingham citizens have come together every Friday to support a shared belief — that Black Lives Matter.
White...
Barack Obama racial legacy: Pride, promise, regret — and deep rift
He entered the White House a living symbol, breaking a color line that stood for 220 years.
Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became...
U.S. election voted top news story of 2016
The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news...
Activists split as Hillary Clinton makes push for black millennials
Six months into Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, she met with a group of Black Lives Matter activists in Washington to make her case and...
Police shooting affects presidential politics in Charlotte
The killing of a black man by a Charlotte police officer, and the sometimes violent protests that followed, have intensified the political divide in...
Former Miss Alabama suspended from Miami TV station after calling Dallas...
The first African-American Miss Alabama has been placed on administrative leave from her job at a Miami television station after she called the man who...
