103-Year-Old Civil Rights Icon: ‘Thank God I Learned That Color Makes No Difference’
Amelia Boynton Robinson was nearly beaten to death in 1965 during the first march in Selma, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr. She was 53 years old at the…
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Rand Paul Says Presidential Announcement Likely In March, April
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Friday that he is leaning toward a run for president and will likely make an announcement in his home state of Kentucky sometime in March…
Rand Paul Says Presidential Announcement Likely In March, April
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Friday that he is leaning toward a run for president and will likely make an announcement in his home state of Kentucky sometime in March…
Alabama Apologizes to India for Police Assault on Indian Visitor
Open Source By ROBERT MACKEY The governor of Alabama offered a written apology to the people of India on Tuesday for the severe injuries suffered by an Indian visitor hurled…
Apple Breaks Ties With Anti-Gay Alabama Lobbyist
WASHINGTON — Apple has ended its relationship with a lobbyist in Alabama who had a record of opposing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people while serving in the…
These Iconic Photos Of The 1965 Selma March Give A Powerful Glimpse Of The Historic Protest
The racial tension that gripped Alabama in the 1960s resulted in some of the most iconic moments of the Civil Rights movement that have been captured and retold over time….
Judge Challenging Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore On Gay Marriage: ‘We’re On The Right Side Of History’
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore (R) doubled down Sunday on his decision to ignore a federal ruling allowing same-sex marriage in the state, while one of the probate…
A new fight for rights in Alabama
Even at dark moments for this countryafter 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina, for examplemy tendency is always to scout out the sliver of hope for future progress. But I’ve got to…
HUFFPOST HILL – President Uses Selfie Stick; Articles Of Impeachment Ready
FBI Director James Comey illustrated America’s racially biased policing with a reference to showtunes — we eagerly await his forthcoming address on America’s unending drug war that will a feature…
Federal judge: Alabama judges must issue gay marriage licenses
READ: Chief Alabama judge pledges to defy Supreme Court ruling – “This order should make clear to all of the probate judges across Alabama that they need to follow the…
U.S. Judge Orders Alabama Official to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
For three days, same-sex couples and their supporters have camped out in the Mobile, Ala., probate court, waiting to be issued marriage licenses. Alabama counties where probate judges are declining…
Federal Judge Orders Alabama Official To Stop Denying Marriage Licenses To Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON — A federal judge ordered a county official in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying they can no longer ignore her earlier ruling that struck…
Mississippi KKK Chapter Backs Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore In Anti-Gay Marriage Fight
Imperial Wizard Brent Waller of the United Dixie White Knights, the Mississippi branch of the Ku Klux Klan, shared the group’s support for Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore in a…
Judge Behind Alabama Marriage Equality Carries On Family Legacy Of Advancing Civil Rights
WASHINGTON — On Monday, Alabama became the 37th state where same-sex couples could legally get married. The person who paved the way for this historic moment was Callie Granade, a…
Alabama’s First Married Same-Sex Couple: ‘It’s Really Bittersweet’
Gay marriage in Alabama is legal (even if not everyone thinks so)! – Sign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s new morning email that will let you know the…
In Some Alabama Counties, Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Denied Despite Court Order
Same-sex marriage spread farther across Alabama on Tuesday as more courthouses issued licenses to gays and lesbians, yet some counties still defied a federal judge’s order, so couples took their…
Baptist Pastor Officiates One Of Alabama’s First Same-Sex Weddings
Ellin Jimmerson, a Baptist pastor in Huntsville, Alabama, said she was surprised when she was asked to perform one of Alabama’s first same-sex wedding ceremonies after the state overturned its…
9 Things You Can’t Stop From Happening Now That Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal In Alabama
Unbelievable. This is what marriage equality is doing to Alabama and every part of the country where same-sex marriages have been legalized. And there’s really nothing we can do about…
Gay marriage is Alabama judge’s latest battle
Moore was once best known for having a monument to the Ten Commandments built at a public Alabama judicial building. Federal courts ordered him to take it down in 2003….
Justice Thomas’s Dissent Hints of Supreme Court’s Intentions on Same-Sex Marriage
The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday not to delay same-sex marriage in Alabama offered the strongest signal yet that gay rights advocates are likely to prevail in coming months in…
HUFFPOST HILL – Gaaaaaaaaay TIDE!!!
Aaron Schock’s “Downton Abbey” scandal is in its second week — don’t tell us what happens, we DVR’d it. Will Brian Williams’ Katrina anecdotes be Williams’ Obama’s Katrina? And Jeb…
Roy Moore Channels George Wallace In Stand Against Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON — By 1963, much of the United States was on its way to desegregation. It had been nine years since the Supreme Court issued its Brown v. Board decision…
Same-sex couples to wed in Alabama despite efforts to block them
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was ousted from his first chief justice post in 2003 after refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial…
Same-Sex Marriages Proceed in Alabama as State Judge’s Order Is Defied
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama became the latest state to allow same-sex marriage Monday, as many probate judges defied an order by the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and…
Supreme Court Refuses To Stop Gay Marriages In Alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt same-sex marriages in Alabama, paving the way for the first gay couples to marry in the state on Monday. – — Alan Blinder…
Roy Moore, Alabama Chief Justice, Makes 11th Hour Attempt To Halt Gay Marriage
Alabama appeared set within hours to become the 37th state where gays can legally wed, prompting one couple to pitch a tent outside a courthouse even as the state’s chief…
Hank Aaron Fast Facts
Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name: Henry Louis Aaron Father: Herbert Aaron Mother: Estella (Pritchett) Aaron Marriages: Billye Williams (1973-present); Barbara Lucas (1953-1971, divorced) – 2002 – Receives the Presidential…
Alabama Lawyers Face Off Against Chief Justice In Gay Marriage Fight
In Alabama, which is set to begin allowing same-sex marriages on Monday, two old foes are facing off over the future of gay rights in the state. A legal group…
From Harper Lee’s backyard, timid anticipation for ‘Mockingbird’ sequel
I have never bothered Harper Lee, although I have had endless chances. Many times, I’ve looked across the broom sage behind my parents’ Alabama home toward the town where she…
Truck Driver Pulling Teeth Behind The Wheel Causes Crash: Cops
Alabama authorities say a tractor-trailer crashed on Interstate 20 because the driver lost control while he was pulling one of his teeth. The Alabama Highway Patrol says the truck driver…