From the West Alabama Newsroom– A civil lawsuit involving a Selma activist and civil rights attorney — and a former district attorney — is set to heard in court. Attorney Faya Rose Toure is suing former Dallas Co. District Attorney Michael Jackson for defamation. The two sides were in court recently for a status review. The issue stems from a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The National Voting Rights Museum in Selma is vandalized over the weekend. And now a police investigation is underway to try and find the culprit. Someone went on the grounds of the museum — and splashed black paint on two of the murals. The Selma Police Department is looking into the incident. Investigators are scouring…
Rep. John Lewis, who shed blood in Selma, Alabama, for civil rights, sat shoulder to shoulder with fellow Democrats on the House floor as the leader of an extraordinary protest demanding votes on gun control. Instead of grainy black-and-white photos, color selfies with colleagues went out on social media and Periscope transmitted live video images around the world. Instead of…
