Alabama Racism News & Articles
State Rep. Will Dismukes Honors Dead KKK Leader In Selma As John Lewis Mourned
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…
Continue To ArticleOffensive Twitter History For Valley, AL Council Candidate Bo Colley
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…
Continue To ArticleLeaving the Confederacy Behind: A Love Letter to the South
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….
Continue To ArticleIt’s Not A Monumental Decision
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.
Continue To ArticleHuntsville City Council President To Introduce Resolution To Remove Courthouse Confederate Monument
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…
Continue To ArticleThe Mutating Virus Worse Than COVID-19
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.
Continue To ArticleGregory and Travis McMichael Were Not Standing Their Ground; Pay Attention Alabama
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…
Continue To ArticleRace, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 3
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,…
Continue To ArticleGardendale Forced to Pay Legal Fees to NAACP Amid its Push to Create its Own School System
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…
Continue To ArticleRace, Politics, and Transformation in Alabama – Part 2
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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