MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s parole board decided Wednesday against freeing a one-time Ku Klux Klansman convicted in a church bombing that killed four black girls more than 50 years ago. The decision to keep Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr., 78, imprisoned was met with applause at the hearing. Relatives of three of the slain girls […]
Family members of the victims are expected to attend the parole hearing, including Sarah Collins Rudolph, sister to Addie Mae Collins. Jones says he doesn't expect the parent's of Carol Denise McNair to attend, but AL.com reports her sisters will make an appearance.
Family members of the victims are expected to attend the parole hearing, including Sarah Collins Rudolph, sister to Addie Mae Collins. Jones says he doesn't expect the parent's of Carol Denise McNair to attend, but AL.com reports her sisters will make an appearance.
The shoe repair business has been around a long time, although there’s typically an emphasis on dress shoes and the like. But in Birmingham, Alabama, two friends can lay claim to creating the state’s first Black-owned sneaker dry cleaning service which has expanded quickly since its opening. Tavaris Godbolt and Alvin Miller are the founders […]
The victim was allegedly wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, and shouting the same, when he was attacked by white Trump supporters.
A mother is being charged with manslaughter for her role in the unfortunate death of her one-year-old daughter at the hands of another child. Yahoo News reports: Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards said the boy beat and killed 1-year-old Kelci Lewis when she wouldn’t stop crying. The mother of the toddler, 26-year-old Katerra Lewis, also […]
Allstate’s annual Quotes for Education contest is in full swing! Birmingham agent John Saddler talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the importance of the raising money for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “We want to see the students that attend HBCUs get scholarships. So what better way to get assistance for them to […]
https://instagram.com/p/8AxW3tHTPw/?taken-by=guytorry Comedian Guy Torry joins the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew in Birmingham, Alabama to talk about his performance at the StarDome Comedy Club. Click the link above to hear the funny!
What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An attorney for two Alabama doctors accused in a lawsuit of amputating a man’s penis in what was supposed to have been a routine circumcision filed a motion Tuesday seeking to dismiss the claims. Attorney Mike Florie says his clients, Dr. Michael Bivins and Dr. Alan Aikens, never performed a circumcision […]
Now this isn’t news you hear everyday… Johnny Lee Banks Jr is claiming he went to Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL for a routine circumcision and his penis was cut off instead. The Metro reports: The lawsuit, which Banks filed with his wife Zelda, says that the man was never provided with an […]
An Alabama rapper received jail time for a music video he participated in that allegedly glorifies cop-killing, Al.com reports. SEE ALSO: Hilary Clinton Recalls A Good…
