State 90 years on: Remembering the Scottsboro Boys Their legacy endures in several U.S. Supreme Court decisions recognizing Americans have the right to receive effective legal counsel. Liz RyanDecember 29, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | History matters in court and society People are ignorant about history, whether willful or not. And governments often facilitate that ignorance. David PersonDecember 9, 2021
State Tuscaloosa v. United Klans of America A little-known clash in Tuscaloosa in 1964, known as Bloody Tuesday, was ground zero in the city's struggle over civil rights. Liz RyanNovember 17, 2021
Health Alabama State Health Officer: More deaths than births in 2020 Harris cases among school-aged children this year are more than a 300 percent higher than at the same time last year. John H. GlennSeptember 17, 2021
Education The humanity of an accurate American history How a 1957 Civil Rights murder changed a group of Alabama college kids forever — and what it should tell us about the benefits... Josh MoonJuly 30, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Gov. Kay Ivey is the second governor from Wilcox County "Miller epitomized the governors of that era. From 1901 through 1946, Alabama’s governors were wealthy men." Steve FlowersJuly 28, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | The story of Charles Henderson, Alabama’s 35th governor "He may also be one of the most profound philanthropists in Alabama history." Steve FlowersJuly 14, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Critical Race Theory teaches understanding, compassion, conservatives fighting it "The 40-year-old theory examines the ways racism has affected our various systems, leading to diminished opportunities and injustices." Josh MoonJune 15, 2021
National Today is the birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois W.E.B. Du Bois was an author, journalist and early civil rights leader who helped co-found the NAACP. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 23, 2021
Opinion Opinion | A little empathy could go a long way to healing our nation "We have to do the hard work of instructing ourselves and our students in the art of empathy." Marcus M. Witcher and Blake Scott BallFebruary 9, 2021