Tag Archives: Alabama
Birmingham’s ’4 Little Girls’ May Receive Congressional Medal
The bombing ignited the Civil Rights movement
Congress considering Congressional Medal for 1963 Alabama church bombing victims
By Makkada B. Selah
Scottsboro Boys Pardoned by Alabama Legislature
The death penalty case involving nine black boys was first heard in Scottsboro, Alabama
Alabama legislature votes unanimously to pardon the Scottsboro Boys
By Makkada B. Selah
Supreme Court Hears Shelby County, Alabama On Voting Rights
Voting Rights Act to hit the floor of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is voicing skepticism
By Black Enterprise
‘Kiss My A**’: Lawman’s Letter to Ku Klux Klan Goes Viral
Attorney General of Alabama had a few choice words for the KKK in 1976
He wasn’t scared of the Klan at all.
By Makkada B. Selah
Black Farmers in Alabama Sue the Federal Government for Discrimination
Will Obama come to their aid?
Black farmers in Alabama say loans were offered to white farmers that were not offered…
By Makkada B. Selah
Isolation of HIV Positive Inmates in Alabama Under Review
Inmates say they feel like lepers
A federal judge will soon be deciding if it’s legal to isolate inmates with H.I.V.…
By Makkada B. Selah
Alabama Unemployment Highest In 26 Years
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s unemployment rate has risen to 11 percent — a 26-year…
