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Terri Sewell wins election to U.S. House, defeats Republican and Libertarian opponents
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will represent Alabama’s 7th congressional district for another two years....
'Her death was not in vain': Victims of 1963 Birmingham church bombing remembered
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSixty years ago, four little girls in Birmingham paid the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for...
Alabama civil rights locations receive over $3 million in funding from National Park Service
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 12 months ago“This $3.1 million is a big win for the State of Alabama,” said Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, “and will...
Rosa Parks Day could become a new federal holiday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, has proposed a bill that would make Dec. 1 a federal holiday commemorating the arrest of Rosa Parks. Sewell bill has the...
Letter: Along with honoring Rosa Parks, end Black on Black crime
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCongresswoman Terri Sewell is proposing December 1 annually to be a Rosa Parks National Holiday. It...
Alabama Black Lawmaker Calls Out New Congressional Map Limiting Black Power
The Root via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUpdated 07/29/2023 at 8:00 a.m. ET Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL.) isn’t taking the latest...
Democrats want federal voting rights bill ahead of 2024 elections
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoWASHINGTON _ Ahead of the 2024 elections, Democratic lawmakers vowed to challenge a wave of...
City of Tuscaloosa receives $259,810 in federal funds for mental health court initiative
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe City of Tuscaloosa will use $259,810 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to...
CBC pushes for Rosa Parks to be the first woman to have federal holiday
theGrio via AOL· 6 months ago“She sparked the beginning of a movement that changed the very fabric of our nation,” said U.S. Rep....
Senator Tuberville slammed for refusing to agree white nationalists are racist
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“Senator Tuberville’s inability to condemn white nationalists is disappointing and completely...