On April 12, 1963, eight Alabama clergymen published an open letter, “A Call for Unity,” in a Birmingham newspaper in response to
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By @BlackDefendants HARVARD LAW GROUP DEEMS VERN BRASWELL’S PROSECUTOR ONE OF THE WORST IN AMERICA A study from Fair Punishment Project, a Harvard Law School initiative designed to create a fair and accountable justice system, ranked Shelby County DA Amy
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We’d hoped to devote this week to other issues, but once again, hearts and whole communities are torn apart by yet another senseless murder of a young black man, in a traffic
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Georgia Voter Suppression – Illustrated Edition Now back to our regular programming. This week’s top Political Cartoons cover Georgia voter suppression bills, the George Floyd trial, Matt Gaetz and FOX conspiracy theories. Enjoy the
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Five Things to Know Today — Publisher’s Note — Good morning! I like how Daniel Desrochers starts his story on the reconvening of the General Assembly: “Like Jack Nicholson in The Shining
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The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act is coming up for a vote in the first week of March and it must pass. The full legislative title and purpose of the act
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Dear Friends, Quality education. Affordable healthcare. Good jobs. The ability for all children to have a life with expectations beyond mere existence. These should all be shared goals. But too often, they are attacked
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On April 12, 1963, eight Alabama clergymen published an open letter, “A Call for Unity,” in a Birmingham newspaper in response to civil rights protests taking place in the area at the
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