Alabama

One woman residing in Florence, Alabama, had her efforts to rid the city's courthouse of a Confederate-inspired marble statue called Eternal Vigil refused with little to no fanfare.

On Thursday night, the state of Alabama executed Nathaniel Woods in connection to the 2004 murders of three police officers. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. The 43-year-old was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m CST, according to the state’s corrections department, after his life was taken by lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court had […]

  Rickey Smiley and Eva dive in deep to help death row inmate Nathaniel Woods Jr., who is set to be executed by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Woods was arrested for his role in the killing of three Birmingham, Alabama police officers in 2004. Allegedly there is no confirmation of Woods pulling the trigger.  According […]

In Alabama, stealing 50 bucks could get you a lifetime in jail.

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Last year Rickey Smiley was so happy that Alabama won the championship.

Rev. Michael R. Jordan, pastor of New Era Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is defending his decision to put up a church sign that says “Black Folks Need to Stay Out of White Churches.” Mayor Randall Woodfin condemned the sign, calling it “a spirit of racism and division” that he says still remains in the […]

The practice of lynching in America disrupted the lives of thousands of Black American families for centuries, and now those victims will forever be remembered. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened this week in Alabama, and already many are realizing the impact it can have on conversations about racial tensions that exist today. […]

In the deep red state, the sistas' are out there doing it for themselves and their communities.