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Voters in Alabama have approved an amendment that will allow state officials to begin drafting a recompiled version of their constitution that eliminates racist language, AP reports. The amendment will also remove language that no longer applies, and combine elements pertaining to economic development and related counties. Since 2000, a similar measure in regards to […]
Hurricane Sally has made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama. According to the National Hurricane Center, who’s been providing regular updates on storm activity, Sally made landfall at 4:45 a.m. local time. at the time, maximum sustained winds were reported as being at 105 mph with a minimum central pressure of 965 […]
A week after UNC-Chapel Hill and Notre Dame opted to switch to remote learning to contain the coronavirus spreads hitting their respective campuses, the president for the University of Alabama has said that they too have experienced an “unacceptable rise” of COVID-19 cases. Alabama started up classes six days ago, according to CNN. Up to this point […]
On Sunday, a protestor apparently upset with NASCAR‘s banishment of Confederate flags at their events flew (or paid for somebody to fly) a sign that said “DEFUND NASCAR” over Talladega Superspeedway. The flying of said flag occurred before the event was scheduled to begin. Accompanying that message, a play on rallying cries to “defund the […]
Legendary equal rights advocate, Dr. Angela Davis, received the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award on Friday. According to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award is the highest recognition given out by the institute and is rewarded to people who have made “significant contributions to civil and human rights.” “Through her activism and […]
Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a car crash in Alabama. As NFL insider Ian Rapoport said on Twitter, Jackson’s passing was confirmed by his employer, Tennessee State, with whom he was a quarterback coach. He was 36. TMZ reports that Jackson’s vehicle hit a tree and overturned around 9 p.m. on Sunday. […]
Lil Baby’s concert on Saturday night ended in gunshots. One person was shot at the rapper’s show in Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham’s WBRC 6 reports. The person was taken to the hospital, having sustained life-threatening injuries. In footage from the concert, you can hear the gunshots and see people running for cover. According to TMZ, there was […]
The state of Alabama executed Nathaniel Woods on Thursday night over the 2004 murders of three police officers. Woods, 43, was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m CST, according to the state’s corrections department. His life was taken by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on his execution but decided to ultimately lift it on Thursday. […]
On Tuesday, projected first-round wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was asked why he wears a Star of David around his neck, which is a relatively wholesome question to be asked at the NFL Combine. At least when you consider past prospects have been questioned about whether their mom’s a prostitute, if they find their mom attractive, […]
An Alabama woman disappeared after leaving a bar in December, and police now say they’ve found her body. Paighton Houston went missing after she left a Birmingham bar, texting her coworker than she felt she was in trouble. The woman, who has been missing since Dec. 20, said that she was with strangers, according to […]
