 03/04/10 Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire director Lee Daniels revealed, in a USA Today article on the Oscar-nominee's events this week, that Hugh Jackman will star in his Civil Rights movie Selma , which he hopes to start shooting in May.
 03/04/10 Bob Zellner is the son and grandson of Klansmen, but fought tirelessly for Civil Rights. He is being honored with an invitation to share his stories at the 10th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage on March 5 - 7, 2010, marking the 45th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Bob Zellner's memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek:
 03/04/10 Bob Zellner is the son and grandson of Klansmen, but fought tirelessly for Civil Rights. He is being honored with an invitation to share his stories at the 10th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage on March 5 - 7, 2010, marking the 45th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Bob Zellner's memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement, tells a courageous story that ...
 03/04/10 By M.J. Ellington, Montgomery Bureau The sponsor of a Senate bill on electronic bingo said the bill is dead for the session after he failed to get enough support to bring the measure up for a vote Wednesday. "It is dead, and it won't be back this year," said Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville.
 03/04/10 By Phillip Rawls The Associated Press Electronic bingo proponents couldn't draw winning numbers Wednesday in the Alabama Legislature, raising doubts about the future of closed casinos unless they can get a victory in court.
 03/04/10 The state Senate rejected 'Sweet Home Alabama' plan that would have let voters decide whether to allow electronic bingo at 10 casinos statewide.
03/04/10 Wading into the battle over the legality of electronic bingo in Alabama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson confirmed Wednesday that he will participate in a series of meetings and rallies during the next few days in support of allowing closed casinos in the state to reopen.
 03/03/10 One of the 47,200 words in the vault of the Alabama State Spelling Bee will determine the contestant to move onto Scripps National Spelling Bee, and it could be a student from Meadowview Christian School.
 02/21/10 By HARRIET ROBBINS OST United Press International The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments on a provision of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 -- or as it is more familiarly known, the Patriot Act.
 02/21/10 The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears oral arguments on a provision of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 -- or as it is more familiarly known, the Patriot Act.
 02/20/10 An event commemorating Alabama's secession from the United States in 1861 will be held today in Montgomery at the Foundation for Moral Law, where Republican gubernatorial candidate Roy Moore serves as president.
 02/19/10 Soundtrack For A Revolution is a brief history of the American civil-rights movement, told with the help of the freedom songs that helped inform the era.
 02/18/10 HOPEWELL - More than a dozen students from Fort Lee had a chance this week to hear about the civil rights movement from one of the participants who helped push for equality nearly 50 years ago. The students from the Federal Executive Institute, which off
 02/18/10 Teach for America Expanding to Alabama, Bringing 90 Dedicated Teachers to the Black Belt in the Next Three Years
 02/18/10 Sen. Hank Sanders will be the special guest speaker of the Butler Chapel A.M.E Zion when the church celebrates Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 11 a.m.
 02/18/10 Teach For America announced Wednesday that it will expand to Alabama, outlining plans to bring 30 top college graduates to teach in some of the state's highest-need schools...
02/14/10 Recognized as a top gala fundraiser among those hosted in the Mid-South region, the American Cancer Society's Vintage Affair has seen numerous changes and unprecedented success over its 16-year history. This year, organizers, volunteers and patrons raised the bar in the effort to "chop off the head of cancer" during the gala, which grossed over $420,000.
02/13/10 After a drunk driver hit the van carrying Siran Stacy and his family on Nov. 19, 2007, killing all but his daughter Shelly and himself, his world changed instantly.
02/13/10 Benville Missionary Baptist Church: 3211 McGee Road, Cottondale, celebrating the 23rd anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Simon Hunter at 3 p.m. Sunday. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Jessie W. White Jr., pastor of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. He will be accompanied by his choir and congregation. Call 205-553-1777.
 02/11/10 NEW YORK -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. today announces results for the quarter and six months ended December 31, 2009. Key points are as follows: | 
