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Astros Drop Series To Brewers The Astros dropped their three-game home-series to the Brewers following a 2-0 loss.  Tatsuya Imai surrendered both runs on just three hits over six innings.  Isaac Paredes tallied a double as Houston has dropped two of its last three games. Astros Host Pirates Tomorrow Night Meanwhile, the ‘Stros will try […]

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City Council Plans Special Meeting As State Extends Funding Dispute Deadline A special City Council meeting is scheduled for this week to discuss a local ordinance that threatens state public safety funding. Mayor John Whitmire announced last week that the meeting had been pushed back from Monday to Wednesday as the city and state continue […]

White councilman John "Tommy" Bryant is getting the ultimate side-eye, and many requests to resign from office, after his reiteration of The N-Word during a recent city council meeting in Tarrant City, Alabama.

Police responding to a shooting at a mall in Alabama apparently shot and killed the wrong person -- a Black man -- leaving the suspected gunman at large following an episode that left two other people wounded on Thanksgiving night.

Cornell Brooks, President of the NAACP, and other activists were arrested on Monday for staging a sit-in at Sen. Jeff Sessions’ office.

On this day in 1990, the city of Selma, Ala. once again became the epicenter of racial tensions after a city-wide school boycott. Students were angered at the firing of the city’s first Black school superintendent, Dr. Norwand Rousell, who lost his job after dismantling what he felt was a discriminatory policy. In 1987, Dr. […]

Federal officials conclude that closing and reducing services in driver license's centers in Alabama violates civil rights, reaching an agreement Wednesday with the state law enforcement agency to ensure "that all Alabama residents have access to driver licensing programs, regardless of race, color or national origin."

After a Black woman was caught stealing at a Victoria's Secret store in Alabama, workers asked two other Black shoppers to also leave.

An Alabama NAACP branch criticizes a grand jury's decision not to indict a Mobile police officer. The officer fatally shot a Black teen during a traffic stop, and many questions remain about the incident.

A museum will also go alongside the memorial to trace the country's history from slavery to present day. The structure is slated to open in April 2017.