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In Alabama, tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoZakiya Sankara-Jabar’s cellphone buzzed relentlessly as a deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes...
Alabama civil rights locations receive over $3 million in funding from National Park Service
theGrio via AOL· 11 months ago“This $3.1 million is a big win for the State of Alabama,” said Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, “and will...
Biden to visit Selma, Ala. for voting rights anniversary
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark...
Black leaders reflect on John Lewis, racial equality ahead of Biden’s Bloody Sunday speech
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
'Dangerous' Alabama tornado slams buildings, uproots trees
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoA giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that...
The Supreme Court May Soon Gut What’s Left Of The Voting Rights Act
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama Republicans' argument for a race-blind approach to redistricting could lead to the "biggest...
Vice President Kamala Harris to join in marking anniversary of Bloody Sunday on Alabama bridge
theGrio via AOL· 2 months agoHarris to “honor the legacy of the civil rights movement” and “address the ongoing work to achieve...
Monument honoring slain civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo and friend is unveiled in Detroit park
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA monument was unveiled Thursday in Detroit to commemorate a white mother who was slain in Alabama...
Five HBCUs in Alabama to receive $2.5M in grants from National Park Service
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoAlabama State University, Stillman College, Miles College, Alabama A&M University and Selma...
Fred Gray, the 'chief counsel for the protest movement,' to get Medal of Freedom for his civil...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., left, and attorney Fred Gray, whom King called 'the...