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Alabama profits off prisoners safe enough to work at McDonald’s, deems them too dangerous for parole. No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than Alabama.
Alabama voting FAQ: How to register, cast your ballot for Nov. 5
Oct 4, 2024 · Alabama has had many legal battles over fair representation and voting access. Last year, federal judges created a new congressional map for Alabama, with the goal of strengthening Black voting power in U.S. congressional elections.
‘Iced Cherries’: Joe D. Nelson’s take on modern folk and age old …
Nov 22, 2024 · It may be unusual for a musician to refer to his own music as a trope. But that’s what Birmingham singer-songwriter Joe D. Nelson does with his latest album Iced Cherries.. Nelson has spent decades playing the guitar and writing music.
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4 dead, 17 injured in Birmingham mass shooting | WBHM 90.3
Sep 22, 2024 · City and police officials believe a switch — a small device that can convert a semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic weapon — may have been used in the shooting. Initial reports on social media said the shooting possibly took place at a nearby nightclub, but Fitzgerald said police were told all the victims were out in the open — either on the sidewalk or in the street.
Why Alabama, Mississippi still celebrate King-Lee Day | WBHM 90.3
Jan 12, 2024 · Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Jan. 13, 2023.It has been updated to include recent efforts in Alabama and Mississippi to separate the two holidays in each state. Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15.
‘Unreformed’ tells largely untold story of Mt. Meigs | WBHM 90.3
Feb 8, 2023 · When journalist Josie Duffy Rice received an email from artist and musician Lonnie Holley, she assumed it would be about his work.Instead, it was about his time at a prison for children. The Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children, now known as Mt. Meigs, was created over 100 years ago with the aim of rehabilitating Black children that got …