Tag: civil rights
Alabama seeks to avoid lawsuit over federal ‘Motor Voter Act’
The state of Alabama has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid a lawsuit over noncompliance with the two-decade-old...
Terri Sewell, House Dems unveil “#RestoreTheVOTE” effort to protect voting rights
Alabama U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a handful of other congressional Democrats in announcing a new effort to "restore and advance" the...
Alabama reacts to passing of civil rights legend Amelia Boynton Robinson
Civil rights legend Amelia Boynton Robinson passed away Wednesday.
She celebrated her 104 birthday on August 18, though those closest to her insist she was actually 110.
Boynton...
Bernie Sanders visits Louisiana, talks civil rights, gun control
Sen. Bernie Sanders wrapped up a weekend campaign swing in Louisiana with a typically fiery speech railing against income inequality and touching on issues...
House Judiciary panel blocks LGBT civil rights bill
On Wednesday, members of the public were prepared to weigh in on Rep. Chris England’s proposal to expand civil rights protections to include more...
Alabama legislative agenda preview: May 26-28
Tuesday will be the 25th Legislative Day for Alabama lawmakers, leaving just five more days for the legislature to pass a general fund budget.
Sen....
Marshall Yates: Will Obama use IRS to silence religious groups on...
Weddings are typically not a time for politics, but because the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering altering the definition of marriage, a ceremony...
Lecia J. Brooks: Y’all still don’t hear me though
I begin with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., hoping you’ll keep reading. Despite our tendency to sanitize the raw and radical...
Women of Influence: U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell
In the second installment of Alabama Women of Influence is Alabama’s second female congressional representative to be elected in a regular election and Alabama’s first...
