News Selma’s Brown Chapel AME to reopen for Bloody Sunday anniversary Civil rights leaders will gather in Selma on March 8 to commemorate Bloody Sunday and the temporary reopening of Brown Chapel AME. StaffFebruary 18, 2026
News Claudette Colvin, whose quiet courage challenged segregation, dies at 86 Her 1955 stand on a Montgomery bus helped reshape civil rights history long before the nation learned her name. StaffJanuary 14, 2026
News The killing of Sammy Younge Jr. and 60 years of civil rights activism The 1966 slaying of Samuel Younge Jr. by a white man became a turning point for, Wendell Paris, who vowed to fight injustice forever. Liz RyanJanuary 6, 2026
News Youth summit launches 381-day campaign honoring Rosa Parks’ legacy A new generation of civil rights advocates will convene in Montgomery near where Rosa Parks was arrested 70 years ago to strengthen their communities. StaffDecember 5, 2025
News Events announced to mark the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Seventy years after Rosa Parks’ arrest, civil rights luminaries and descendants will gather in Alabama to honor the movement’s legacy. StaffNovember 25, 2025
Courts Panel reflects on Voting Rights Act’s past, present and future for its 60th year Experts convened to discuss the Voting Rights Act's impact, future threats, and the ongoing fight for accessible voting rights in the United States. Wesley WalterAugust 20, 2025
Courts Former Supreme Court justice, panel talk future of judicial independence International judges, including a retired Supreme Court justice, highlighted global threats to the justice system and warned against actions curbing independence. Wesley WalterJune 27, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Trapped in a hall of mirrors: How lies distort our reality This is not a new trick — history is littered with regimes that understood deception as the key to survival. Bill BrittFebruary 18, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Alabama needs more than political junk food Change is slow, yes, but history shows us that it happens when people come together and demand it. Bill BrittJanuary 13, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Nostalgia for the 1950s ignores the inequality of that era But let’s take a beat — what was life really like during this so-called "golden age"? Bill BrittOctober 18, 2024