civil rights movement
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Alabama School System Ordered to Stop Discriminating Against Black Children
The agreement requires the district to report regularly to the court to ensure they are implementing the orders given by the DOJ.
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NAACP Says Bipartisan Gun Bill Is A “Step In Right Direction”
NAACP President Derrick Johnson is encouraged, but insists this is the first step to combat gun violence.
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NAACP Composes Anti-Hate Proposal After Buffalo Tragedy
The plan seeks to utilize law enforcement, business regulation, and gun control in order to curb anti-Black domestic terrorism in America.
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Alabama Lawmakers Advance Legislation To Alter Name of Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
The new name would be the “Edmund W. Pettus-Foot Soldiers Bridge,” but the lettering on the bridge would remain unaltered.
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Michelle Obama, Other Black Leaders Express Praise and Mixed Emotions About ‘Anti-Lynching’ Law
Black leaders around the country praise the passing of the “Emmett Till Anti-Lynching” Act, but also acknowledge this is step one in a long fight.
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Adam Shakoor, Attorney who Represented Rosa Parks and the Nation’s First Muslim Judge, Dies at 74
He also served as the deputy mayor of Detroit from 1989 to 1993.
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Justice Department Sues Texas County To Challenge Redistricting Plan
This would be the third time during the Biden administration that the Justice Department has sued in Texas over voting practices
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Rep. Terri Sewell Plans to Reintroduce Freedom to Vote Act Upon Reelection
Upon Alabama’s latest voter restrictions, Sewell plans to continue to fight for voter freedom in honor of the late Rep. John Lewis.