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President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill making June 19 a federal holiday in honor of Juneteenth.
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- Legislature
Kenneth Paschal wins House District 73 special election
Alabama Policy Institute releases scorecards for members of the Alabama Legislature
Ledbetter elected chair of Southern Legislative Conference committee
Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter to run for Alabama House Speaker
State Rep. Bill Poole announces run for Alabama House speaker
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- National
Carl supports Republican decision to boycott January 6 Investigation
Sewell votes in favor of the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act
Carl cosponsors bipartisan legislation to help forest owners after natural disasters
Sen. Richard Shelby says he’s concerned about inflation
Biden administration won’t strip important designation from several Alabama cities
- Education
SPLC asks federal government to act on school discipline disparities
Charlotte Morris elected 9th president of Tuskegee University by Board of Trustees
Ivey announces $23.5 million for state education projects
Katie Britt supports Ivey’s position on banning Critical Race Theory in public schools
Alabama-based Hi.Ed partners with Butler County Schools
- Health
CDC recommends new mask guidance for vaccinated, schools as delta surges
UAB doctors on COVID “wildfire” : Get vaccinated now, wear masks and avoid large crowds
Doctor credits vaccine in Piedmont woman’s “breakthrough” COVID case survival
Baldwin County Democrats urge schools to make wearing masks mandatory
Alabama hospitals caring for 32 children with COVID-19 on Monday
All posts tagged "slavery"
Congress
The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
Education
UA associate professor Hilary Green's tours shed light on the university's slave history and how it's remembered, erased.
News
Lauderdale County Republicans responded to calls to take down a local monument by passing a resolution urging elected leaders to oppose its removal.
National
Friday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) reflects on the history Juneteenth Day, June 19. “Juneteenth is the story of being “freed” while still in slavery,...
News
Nine people being held in jails in Montgomery and Autauga counties are to be released today, bailed out by a group in honor of...
Featured Opinion
I’m going to tell you a story. We’ll pretend that it’s not true. Let’s start this story back in 1901, when a bunch of...
Opinion
The chance of there being “just mercy” for Nathaniel Woods—facing lethal injection on March 5 for the killing of three Birmingham police officers—is as...
News
Sunday, August 25, 2019, will mark the 400th anniversary of the first slave ship in the English colonies that today are the United States...
News
Friday, July 26, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), and the State Historic Preservation Office, filed an Admiralty Claim in the United States District Court...
