Here are 5 must-try Black-owned restaurants in Alabama
By Haley Laurence
These five Black-owned restaurants are producing everything from barbecue to fine dining. (contributed/file)
When you think of notable Alabama restaurants, chances are you’ll immediately think of a Black-owned restaurant.
After all, many of the state’s oldest and most cherished restaurants are Black-owned. From Brenda’s Bar-B-Que Pit (opened in 1942) in Montgomery to Lannie’s Bar-B-Que Spot (1946) in Selma, many Black-owned restaurants have stood the test of time.
There are also many new Black-owned restaurants making waves and experimenting with all types of cuisine. Southern National not only has put Mobile on the culinary food map, but it’s also gotten attention from the James Beard Awards. Eugene’s Hot Chicken went from a food truck to a Magic City food treasure. Funnel Cake Queen in Decatur not only has hours-long waits at its drive-thru; the owner, Kenya Congress, has also paid some of her
The Importance of Electoral Politics in Social Change Movements
Mandy Carter
By Mandy Carter–
I wonder how many of us could ever have thought that we would have our first-ever woman, and woman of color, as our vice-president? I sure didn’t at first.
That was until I remembered having had the good fortune of working on the historic election of our first-ever Black president, Barack Obama, in his 2008 presidential election campaign.
As an out Black lesbian and lifelong Democrat, I count myself fortunate to have worked on two winning historic campaigns that proactively engaged our LGBTQ+ communities. In 2008, soon-to-be President Obama formed Obama Pride with five national co-chairs for his national LGBT leadership team. They included myself of Durham, NC; Marsha Botzer of Seattle, WA; Jesse Garcia of Dallas, TX; Campbell Spencer of Washington, DC; and Eric Stern of Berkeley, CA.
Shaker Heights School District reaches out to Black students after Capitol rioting
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
A few hundred marchers made their way peacefully from Onaway Elementary School to Shaker Heights City Hall on June 20, chanting We want justice, Black Lives Matter, and No justice, no peace, as part of the Unity Rally for Justice organized by the Minorities Together Movement.Tom Jewell/Special to cleveland.com
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SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio Shaker Heights School District officials made use of their virtual instruction format last week to hold an online “all-district conversation” about the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol building.
18 House Democrats to Boycott Trump s Inauguration
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18 House Democrats to Boycott Trump s Inauguration
18 House Democrats to Boycott Trump s Inauguration | Sunday, January 15, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on January 20, 2017. | REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
In response to the president-elect s criticism of Georgia Congressman John Lewis, at least 18 House Democrats have said they will not attend Donald Trump s inauguration on Jan. 20. Inaugurations are celebratory events, a time to welcome the peaceful transition of power and honor the new administration. On January 20th, I will not be celebrating or honoring an incoming president who rode racism, sexism, xenophobia and bigotry to the White House, California Rep. Barbara Lee said in a statement.