Fred Gray

Changemakers: Fred Gray, A Titan of the Civil Rights Movement

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Earlier this month, the country marked the 64th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. This month’s changemaker played a crucial role in the success of that effort… resulting in desegrating the Montgomery city bus system in the 1950’s. Civil rights attorney Fred Gray, a Montgomery native, is a titan of the civil rights movement who has played a key role…

ASU Board Fires President Gwendolyn Boyd

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Trustees at Alabama State University have voted terminate President Gwendolyn Boyd in an 8 to 6 vote. The vote came following a hearing Friday evening that lasted several hours. During the hearing, Boyd was given the opportunity to lay out her case as why she should remain at the university. Boyd was suspended last month following a ‘lack of confidence’…