Category Archives: Alabama

Open Thread | We Remember ” Bloody Sunday”

Posted on March 7, 2023 by rikyrah

The President was in Alabama, remembering the 58th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”. No matter how hard some people try, we can’t just choose to learn what we want to know, and not what we should know. We should learn everything. … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Alabama, Black History, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, Democratic Party, History, Justice, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, voters, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Open Thread | Justice Brown Jackson Came to Educate👏🏾

Posted on October 5, 2022 by rikyrah

They had the case before The Supreme Court that could gut what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Brown Jackson dove right in. More KBJ: The 14th Amendment "was drafted to give a constitutional foundation for a piece of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, History, Justice, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, voters, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Open Thread | Vice-President Kamala Harris Visits Selma to Remember Bloody Sunday

Posted on March 7, 2022 by rikyrah

Our Vice-President was in Selma to commemorate “Bloody Sunday”. https://twitter.com/coreybking/status/1500636236809187328?s=19 But the media said VP isn’t popular.. https://t.co/wFl005FvMr — Candidly Tiff (@tify330) March 6, 2022 This photo of @VP Harris leading the March across the Edmund Pettus Bridge today is … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Alabama, Black Excellence, Black History, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Civil Rights, Freedom, History, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Open Thread, Politics, segregation, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Thread | The Supreme Court Pushes Further With Black Voter Suppression😠

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rikyrah

The Supreme Court's order and dissents can be found here. https://t.co/VfdCaw3aos This is another major blow to the Voting Rights Act that will likely preserve Alabama's current racist gerrymander. — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 7, 2022 Kagan, dissenting: The … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, African Americans, Alabama, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, GOP, injustice, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Police wrestled a black woman to the ground, exposing her breasts in restaurant

Posted on April 23, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

It looked like a sexual assault in a public restaurant. Slave patrols pulling a black woman’s clothes off in public and dragging her to the ground over plastic wear & patrons kept eating like it was nothing. Cop also threatened … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Current Events, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Oppression, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Dana Gresham — Doug Jones Hires African American Chief of Staff

Posted on January 2, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Alabama Senator Doug Jones has named, Dana Gresham, the first Democrat Black Chief of Staff in the Senate. Dana Gresham is an Alabama native & former Asst. Secretary for Governmental Affairs at @USDOT Sen.-elect Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has hired former … Continue reading →

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THIS is what VOTER SUPPRESSION looks like in 2015

Posted on October 1, 2015 by rikyrah

I had seen the initial report about this. And, then yahtzeebutterfly brought us further links. Look at this picture.   The red parts are where the majority of Alabama’s Black population lives. It’s also where the Department of Motor Vehicles offices … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Racism, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments