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Serving The University of Alabama since 1894.

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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?

Christian Finch and Mikayla Wyatt | @minimalistmikk • February 11, 2021
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

Alexander Plant | @aplant63 and Ashlee Woods | @ashleemwoods • February 11, 2021
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.
Courtesy of Literary Vibes Birmingham

These Black authors fill Alabama with poetry and community

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter • February 11, 2021
Alabama has a rich literary tradition—but its traditional canon is filled mostly with white authors. Black authors and poets in the state are hard at work spreading the gospel of poetry in an effort to make creative expression a viable outlet for all.
CW / Clifton Enlers

‘A more diverse campus’: Meet the people pushing DEI forward for 50+ years

Grace Schepis | @GraceSchepisCW and Javon Williams | @JavonCW • February 11, 2021
Since 1970, the Black Faculty and Staff Association has been working towards a more equitable campus. A lot of changes have been made in those 50+ years, including the establishment of the UA Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. But diversity advocates on campus say there's still work to be done.
CW / Tomia Teague

‘Old myths’: Out-of-staters and changing politics make UA more than a stereotype

Autumn Taylor, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2021
From the outside looking in, Alabama has a reputation. People may see the state as staunchly conservative, but a diverse student makes campus more complex than it appears from afar.
UA professor Trudier Harris will be the namesake of BFSA's scholars bowl competition.

Preview | This inaugural event is BFSA’s way of celebrating Black achievement

Lindsey Wilkinson | @lululindsey11, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2021
February is teeming with Black History Month events on campus. BFSA members are hoping their new event, a scholars bowl competition, will draw fearsome competitors and become a campus tradition.
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Timeline | Inside the Archives: How The CW covered race on campus

Keely Brewer | @keelykbrewer and Zach Johnson | @ZachJohnsonCW • February 10, 2021
The Crimson White has published news and opinions from the University's campus for more than 125 years. Some stories still make us proud to work at The CW. Others do not. The news desk analyzed 20 years of race coverage at The CW, spanning 100 stories, letters and columns that give an inside look at campus culture during the fight for desegregation.
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...

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‘We are bigger than the first and the only’: Black women reflect on Kamala Harris’ historic vice presidency

Annabelle Blomeley, Staff Reporter • February 10, 2021
The Biden-Harris ticket made history in January. Kamala Harris became the first woman, first South Asian person and first African American to be the vice president. While her election was cause for celebration, some are ready for the days of firsts and onlys to be firmly in the past.
Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

How Black newspapers and magazines inspired social justice movements

Jeffrey Kelly | @jeffkellyjr and Maria Grenyo • February 10, 2021
Black-owned magazines and newspapers have been at the forefront of many movements for justice. From campaigning for abolition to supporting Black Lives Matter, these publications have made their marks advocating on behalf of their readership.
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‘He stood in the gap’: How a former player says Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant changed the game for Black players

Alexander Plant | @aplant63, Sports Editor • February 10, 2021
In 1980, Walter Lewis knew he would be the University's first Black quarterback. But he didn't know he would be Paul 'Bear' Bryant's last quarterback. Lewis remembers Bryant as a great coach—and a game changer for Black athletes.
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