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Doug Jones, Alabama, theGrio.com
November 26, 2025
Jones, who helped secure Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court seat, is hoping to make history in Alabama again with the…
Jessica Odom, Jessica odom braider, hairstylist arrested, salon owner braids, salon owner Birmingham theGrio.com
November 24, 2025
Alabama hairstylists and salon owner face assault and kidnapping charges after holding a client hostage over a payment dispute.
Hosea Chancez, The Game
October 28, 2025
Hosea Chanchez is mourning the loss of his father, Ephraim Bristow. The 67-year-old was killed in a hit-and-run incident in…
Rosa Parks, Helen Keller
October 25, 2025
Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures for change, were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama…
October 24, 2025
The monuments honoring the two famed native Alabamians will be the first statues of women on the lawn of the Alabama…
Alabama redistricting, Alabama racial gerrymandering, what is gerrymandering?, Alabama district maps theGrio.com
September 18, 2025
A federal judge ruled the district map unconstitutional because race was the predominant factor when the Alabama county drew districts.
Brandon Moss mayor, 18 year old running for mayor, Brandon Moss Fairfield Alabama, Black mayor candidates, youngest mayor candidates theGrio.com
June 16, 2025
Just two weeks after his high school graduation, 18-year-old Brandon Moss announced his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama.
thegrio, alabama supreme court, Bill Lewis
May 21, 2025
Judge Bill Lewis is the fourth Black justice to serve on the state’s highest court and the first Black Republican.
thegrio, alabama, robin myers, death penalty
February 25, 2025
A juror at the 1994 trial for Robin "Rocky" Myers is among those urging Gov. Kay Ivey to consider clemency.
Shomari Figures
November 6, 2024
Shomari Figures’ win will give Alabama a second Black representative in their congress for the first time in the state’s…
Caroleene Dobson and SHomari Figures
September 24, 2024
OPINION:  To win Alabama’s newest congressional seat, the son of a civil rights hero faces a gerrymandered map, racial dog…
felons voting, Alabama, elections, theGrio.com
August 20, 2024
The law cannot block people from voting because the state Constitution prohibits new laws from taking effect six months before…
March 10, 2024
The Alabama House have advanced a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and state agencies.
March 3, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
Alabama Department of Corrections (1)
February 1, 2024
The family of a man who died in Alabama Department of Corrections' custody plans to sue after receiving his body…
Montgomery brawl chair
December 12, 2023
A judge ordered a man seen on video using a folding chair as a weapon during the Montgomery brawl to…
December 10, 2023
All four white men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the infamous Montgomery brawl. A charge was dropped against…
December 9, 2023
An Alabama city has fired three police officers connected to the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his own…
Montgomery riverboat brawl, Alabama
November 9, 2023
Dameion Pickett, the Black co-captain of the Harriott II, is facing a third-degree assault charge in the viral Montgomery riverfront…
November 5, 2023
The city of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. Stover joined the force in March 1966 at…