Birmingham Alabama

HB 56: How the People of Alabama Fought Back Against the Worst Anti-Immigrant Law in the Country

Victor Palafox | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Mexican Immigrants, Mexican American, Immigrant Justice, Dreamers Blog Series, Dreamers, DREAM Act, Birmingham-Alabama, Latino Voices News

Alabama has an opportunity to right a wrong and ridding ourselves of HB 56 is our only solution.

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HB 56: How Alabama Won the Anti-immigrant Race by Beating Arizona at Its Own Game

Victor Palafox | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Mexican American, Dreamers Blog Series, Dreamers, Birmingham-Alabama, DREAM Act, Mexican Immigrants, Immigrant Justice, Latino Voices News

I remember having to sit down with my brother and mother, looking up apartment prices, schools, universities, and humorously sitting aghast when I noticed the lack of Southern restaurants. My family was not the only one.

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Prosecution Flounders In Scuba Honeymoon Trial, Case Dismissed

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 02.24.2012

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Prosecutors encountered legal hurdles just getting Gabe Watson into an Alabama courtroom to face a murder charge in the death of h...

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Gabe Watson Trial Timeline: Honeymoon Scuba-diving Death To Acquittal In Alabama

The Huffington Post | Kyle McGovern | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Murder, Gabe Watson Trial Alabama, Gabe Watson Trial, Australia, Tina Watson Death, Birmingham-Alabama, Gabe Watson, Gabe Watson Timeline, When Did Gabe Watson Remarry, Tina Thomas Watson Drowned, Tina Thomas Watson, Crime News

Gabe Watson, 34, stands accused of murdering his first wife, Tina Thomas Watson, on their October 2003 honeymoon in Australia. Watson served 18 months...

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Fred Shuttlesworth: Much More Than A Footnote

Troy Jackson | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Fred Shuttlesworth Dies, Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights, Fred Shuttlesworth Dead, Fred Shuttlesworth Death, Birmingham Alabama, Fred Shuttlesworth Remembered, Religion News

A few hours before I learned of Steve Jobs' death, I got a text message from my wife on my Steve Jobs-inspired iPhone: civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth had died.

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Hispanic Students Vanish From Alabama Schools Following Controversial Immigration Law

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Birmingham, Alabama Public Schools, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Alabama Illegal Immigration, Undocumented Students, Alabama Immigration, Video, Education Reform, Alabama Immigration Law, Birmingham Alabama, Alabama Education, Hispanic Students, Immigration Laws, Education News

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough n...

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6 Illegal Immigrants Arrested During Georgia Protest

AP | By KATE BRUMBACK | Posted 08.28.2011

ATLANTA -- Six young illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday after they sat down and blocked traffic near the Georgia state Capitol to publicly decla...

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Witness Heroes

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011

I heard Martin Luther King's dream that hot day in August and was never the same. Growing up in the civil rights era without being able to participate as a young child felt like a reed being buffeted by the wind.

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70-Year-Old To Bike 1000-Mile 'Ride For Reading'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Constructores Para Cristo, Biking for a Cause, Ride for Reading, Alabama, Birmingham-Alabama, Tour De Lectura, Dianne Tripitelli Davis, Video, Impact News

Dianne Tripitelli Davis, 70, is determined to make it from her home state of Alabama all the way down to Mexico on bike. Davis isn't a cycling enthusi...

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Colorado Man Accused of Sending Hoax Anthrax Letters to Alabama Congressman will Plead Guilty

Law Week Colorado | Law Week Colorado | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Colorado man charged in federal court in Birmingham, Ala., with mailing hoax anthrax letters to the offices of three Alabama congressmen wi...

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How America's Oldest Baseball Stadium Can Be Yours for $1

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Historic Preservation, Baseball, Birmingham-Alabama, Minor League Baseball, Willie Mays, Sports News

A group of young Birmingham professionals set about restoring Alabama's Rickwood Field, which turns 100 this season, to its heyday. Now, they lose sleep each night that their work might come tumbling down. Literally.

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SEC reprimands Vols coach Kiffin

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin has been reprimanded by the Southeastern Conference for criticizing officials who worked the Volunteers' game against Alabama.

Commissioner Mike Slive said on Monday in a statement released by the league that Kiffin violated the Southeastern Conference code of ethics.

Kiffin complained Sunday that officials failed to penalize Alabama's Terrence Cody for unsportsmanlike conduct when the defensive lineman removed and threw his helmet after blocking a field goal on the last play of Alabama's 12-10 victory Saturday.

This is the second time the SEC has reprimanded Kiffin.

Slive said further violations of SEC policies by Kiffin will subject the coach to additional penalties, including suspension.

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Jesus Christ Jury Duty: Dorothy Lola Killingworth Dumped From Jury Pool For Disruption

Posted 05.25.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty t...

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Birmingham Police Beating: 5 Police Officers Fired For Beating Caught On Tape (VIDEO)

AP/Huff Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Five Birmingham police officers were fired Wednesday for beating an apparently unconscious suspect after a roadway chase, an ...

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Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 05/20/09

CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tonight on 360Â°, a police chase caught on tape. Five officers in Birmingham, Alabama have been fired for what happened in the...

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Review: Fighting

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011

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You might expect a movie called "Fighting" to be a blunt, literal affair, and in the case of Dito Montiel s new film, you would not be wrong. Without ...

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Socialist Successes

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vermont, Finland, Bernie Sanders, Spencer Bachus, Political Labels, Socialism, Social-Democracies, Video, Socialists, Obama Socialist Smear, Spencer Bachus Socialist List, Birmingham-Alabama, Politics News

Branding someone as a socialist has become the slur du jour. If we could get beyond such nonsense, I think we could use a good debate about what goes on here compared to places with a long social-democratic tradition.

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