Jo Ann Bland, Courageous Civil Rights Icon and Selma’s Enduring Conscience, Dies at 72
Courageous civil rights activist Jo Ann Bland passed yesterday at 72, her family announcing she "departed this life surrounded by…
Equity
Hamilton County Dedicates Historical Marker to Ed Johnson, Confronting a Century-Old Injustice
A century of silence was pierced last week in Hamilton County, Tennessee, as community members, in collaboration with the Equal…
Supreme Court Upholds Mandate for New Trial in Michael Sockwell Capital Murder Case, Citing Decades-Old Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the case of Michael Sockwell, 63, effectively paving the way for him…
Montgomery Square Unveiled: A Monumental Homage to the Transformative Civil Rights Decade in Alabama
Montgomery Square, a powerful new outdoor site dedicated to the pivotal decade of the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 to…
Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, Citing Arbitrariness in a Landmark Decision
Montgomery, AL – In a move that highlights persistent questions about the fairness and proportionality of capital punishment, Alabama Governor…
