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Author: Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser

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Alabama to withdraw from federal pandemic unemployment programs in June

May 11, 2021Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Alabama to withdraw from federal pandemic unemployment programs in June

The state will end participation effective June 19, though benefits will continue to be processed until then.

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‘Great burden has been lifted’: Alabama medical marijuana bill headed to Gov. Kay Ivey after historic votes, resistance

May 6, 2021Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on ‘Great burden has been lifted’: Alabama medical marijuana bill headed to Gov. Kay Ivey after historic votes, resistance

The Alabama Legislature Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would create a statewide medical marijuana program, following two historic votes.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill banning transgender youth from public school sports

April 23, 2021Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill banning transgender youth from public school sports

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a b bill banning transgender youth from playing K-12 public school sports of the gender with which they identify.

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14 former judges, prosecutors urge new trial for Alabama death row inmate, citing ‘irregularities’ in conviction

March 11, 2021Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on 14 former judges, prosecutors urge new trial for Alabama death row inmate, citing ‘irregularities’ in conviction

A group of 14 prominent former Alabama law officials say “irregularities” led to the conviction of death row inmate Toforest Johnson.

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Southern schools’ history textbooks: A long history of deception, and what the future holds

December 7, 2020Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Southern schools’ history textbooks: A long history of deception, and what the future holds

For decades, Southern textbooks taught histories that distorted or ignored Black experiences.

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Robert Graetz, the white minister who helped organize 1950s Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at 92

September 20, 2020Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Robert Graetz, the white minister who helped organize 1950s Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at 92

Robert Graetz was the only white minister who supported the 1955-56 Montgomery Bus Boycott, making him a target of segregationists.

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In Selma, tributes to Rep. John Lewis and calls to protect his voting rights legacy

July 25, 2020Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on In Selma, tributes to Rep. John Lewis and calls to protect his voting rights legacy

Rep. John Lewis was honored in a church that became a landmark of the movement the civil rights hero was so deeply tied to.

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Calls grow to rename Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge after John Lewis. Some civil rights veterans say no

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Calls grow to rename Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge after John Lewis. Some civil rights veterans say no

“They weren’t marching to change a symbol. They were marching to change a system,” Selma Mayor Darrio Melton said of John Lewis’ Bloody Sunday protest.

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Thomas Blanton, last KKK member involved in Birmingham church bombing that killed 4 girls, dies

June 26, 2020Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on Thomas Blanton, last KKK member involved in Birmingham church bombing that killed 4 girls, dies

Blanton was convicted of the murder of 4 girls in 2001, nearly four decades after the terrorist attack.

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‘Trump Baby’ balloon slashed, deflated at Tuscaloosa protest before president’s appearance at LSU-Alabama game

November 9, 2019Brian Lyman, Montgomery AdvertiserComments Off on ‘Trump Baby’ balloon slashed, deflated at Tuscaloosa protest before president’s appearance at LSU-Alabama game

A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of the ‘Trump Baby’ balloon at a Tuscaloosa protest before president’s appearance at LSU-Alabama game.

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