Regardless of one’s view on the death penalty, whether you are for it or not, we should all agree, the process should be moral and constitutional and not be based on racist relics like non-unanimous ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama is one step closer to passing as it has successfully advanced through the House. District 85 Representative Rick Rehm ...

“The Alabama Senate focused its attention today ... has been characterized as racist by some because of its mention of slaves. “We love our state and we love our country, just like anybody ...

This may explain why Alabama struggles to honor victims of slavery. There’s no question we should. Almost half the state was enslaved in 1860. Each one of those men and women lived with the ...

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. HB165, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville, passed by a vote of 85 ayes and 4 nays.

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Online posts and articles suggest that a place named the Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was "a concentration camp … established by Union soldiers to eradicate the slaves" during the ...

The book referenced was "Sold", a National Book Award finalist, which tells the story of a girl trafficked into sexual slavery in India. A new Alabama law and a 2024 administrative code change ...

A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in Alabama and their advocates are pushing for reforms in how the state ...

Rev. H.K. Matthews can't speak with that bullhorn baritone he once possessed, but the impact of his legacy speaks louder than ...

Raina Pierce, who installed latches on car doors, and the automaker led by billionaire Elon Musk agreed to a settlement ...

The Alabama House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday, a day commemorating the emancipation of the last remaining slaves in the U.S., though the ...