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Review | This crime flick is more American than we want to believe

Review | This crime flick is more American than we want to believe

Avery Brooks, Contributing Writer  February 15, 2021
'Scarface' has become an American classic – probably because it gets at the heart of our political struggles.
Opinion | DCH is showing its true colors

Opinion | DCH is showing its true colors

Dr. Elizabeth Marshall-Smith, Guest Columnist February 12, 2021
Yet, despite all the racial progress over the last 58 years in the United States, it is still 1963 in the inner circle of power of the Druid City Hospital (DCH) Health System.
Opinion | Blood Money: When will the film industry stop taking advantage of Black pain?

Opinion | Blood Money: When will the film industry stop taking advantage of Black pain?

One columnist is fed up with seeing Black tears on screen. As Christion Finch writes, Hollywood seems all too eager to make movies about Black trauma—whether its police brutality in "Fruitvale Station" or white supremacy in "Get Out." But where is the follow-through?
CW / Tomia Teague

Opinion | No, we don’t need a white history month

Kaila Pouncy, Contributing Columnist February 11, 2021
Black History Month comes but once a year. And, as one columnist writes, every other month is largely devoid of discussions of Black achievements. So why do people keep pretending like we need a white history month?
CW / Carson Redwine

Opinion | Now what? Student athletes’ calls to action go largely unanswered

It wasn't so long ago that student athletes masked up and marched for Black lives. In the aftermath, the University and the Southeastern Conference said they were ready to make changes. But the follow-up has been basically unknowable.
Our View | A diverse future hinges on UA recognizing its history

Our View | A diverse future hinges on UA recognizing its history

The Crimson White Editorial Board February 10, 2021

Black history has been botched, minimized and controlled for centuries – a practice that only perpetuated beliefs of Black inferiority. Black History Month challenges us all to pay homage to the trailblazing...

More Than a Month | Being Black at UA with Cameryn Blackmore

More Than a Month | Being Black at UA with Cameryn Blackmore

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor February 10, 2021

More Than a Month | Being Black at UA with Cameryn Blackmore

Opinion | Don't let the right be right

Opinion | Don’t let the right be right

Maria Grenyo, Contributing Columnist February 7, 2021
No matter who the president is, the press must be constantly ready to criticize them when they make mistakes. 
Opinion | Trump is gone. What will evangelicals do now?

Opinion | Trump is gone. What will evangelicals do now?

Jacob Powell | @JacobLPowell, Contributing Columnist February 7, 2021
Donald Trump is no longer president. What does that mean for the many evangelical Christians who supported him? One columnist writes that the time has come for Christians to fully distance themselves from Trump.
Opinion | Black is the blueprint

Opinion | Black is the blueprint

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor February 4, 2021
The series “More Than a Month” aims to reclaim the ways in which Black history and ongoing Black struggles are portrayed. So let’s begin with paying homage to some notable Black creators and inventors.
From the Editor | Introducing ‘More Than a Month,’ a Black history series

From the Editor | Introducing ‘More Than a Month,’ a Black history series

Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk, Opinions Editor January 31, 2021
Opinions Editor Mikayla Wyatt introduces a new series celebrating Black history.
Open Letter | I refuse to pay for Governor Ivey’s lies until I retire

Open Letter | I refuse to pay for Governor Ivey’s lies until I retire

David Zell, Guest Columnist January 31, 2021

There’s a swamp in Washington, but I smell a rat in Montgomery. After months of keeping Alabama’s taxpayers and leadership in the dark, Governor Ivey has revealed that her $2.6 billion mega-prison...