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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act

In a surprising ruling on June 8, 2023, the conservative leaning U.S. Supreme Court threw out Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that a lower court had ruled discriminated against Black voters and violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2023

Court ruling on Black political power in Alabama could affect maps in other states

A major Supreme Court decision in an Alabama redistricting case could provide a roadmap for other gerrymandering challenges. There are similar challenges to maps elsewhere in the South.

WEKU · Jun 9, 2023

60 years since 'The Children's Crusade' changed Birmingham and the nation

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

WEKU · Jun 2, 2023

Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party

Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.

WEKU · Apr 26, 2023

How Dadeville High School is coping after a shooting at a Sweet 16 party

The mass shooting at a Sweet 16 celebration last weekend rocked the small city of Dadeville, Ala. It was even more gut-wrenching at Dadeville High School, where two of the victims attended.

WEKU · Apr 23, 2023

Alabama governor ousts a top education official over a book's 'woke concepts' on race

Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

WEKU · Apr 22, 2023

A 6th arrest has been made in a birthday party shooting in Alabama

Investigators said in court documents that they believe five of those charged were present at the party on April 15 and "discharged firearms into the crowd," resulting in the deaths of four people.

WEKU · Apr 20, 2023

3 are charged with murder in Alabama shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured

The suspects, 16, 17 and 20, were arrested in connection with a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens would be tried as adults.

WEKU · Apr 19, 2023

Officials have identified the 4 people who died in the Alabama shooting

Another 32 people were injured. Investigators said they were still working to "solidify a motive and potential suspects."

WEKU · Apr 17, 2023

Division I Football Commit Dies in Mass Shooting

Four people were killed during the shooting at a sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama on Saturday.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 17, 2023