The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States is catastrophic, if unsurprising. In early May, an original draft opinion was leaked suggesting that abortion rights were...
When Nick Dupree sued Alabama’s Medicaid Agency, his goal was simple yet profound: to remain in his home while receiving the care he needed to survive. Nick was born with a rare, severe neuromuscular...
Bryant-Denny Stadium will be a charged environment when Texas A&M rolls in on October 8. Of course, there’s the normal firepower of two powerful football programs coupled with the Aggies’ late...
Victor Hagan, Contributing Columnist
• June 19, 2022
In 2021, the United States declared a new federal holiday, Juneteenth, to celebrate the day all enslaved Americans were officially declared free. The holiday has been acknowledged and celebrated by Black...
When COVID-19 first struck, our lives and reality as we knew it were flipped upside down. In many ways, the pandemic exposed our communities weaknesses, but it also allowed for growth and unity. As individuals...
Just over three years ago, piles of dead fish lined the edges of the Black Warrior River. A sign of its uninhabitable conditions, 200,000 fish and other wildlife were killed as the water carried a sheen...
In May, Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill into law which “makes it a felony to provide gender-affirming medical treatment to transgender youth” in Alabama, according to NBC News. Currently, the law bans...
Not only do these bills quarantine and endanger LGBTQ+ lives, they also are based on abhorrently inaccurate information about what is happening in the state of Alabama.
Higher education is replete with little boxes pleading to be checked off: credit hours to be attained, clubs to be joined, resumes to be built and of course, most importantly, a degree to be earned.
