North Alabama councilman called on to resign for saying Black protesters should be run over Updated Mar 07, 2021; Posted Mar 07, 2021 The evening of December 12, 2018, protesters and activists demanding justice for Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr. demonstrated at Target in Hoover and then walked to nearby shops and restaurants at The Grove shopping center. Facebook Share By Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Decatur Councilman Hunter Pepper said Saturday he was “extremely sorry” for making a racially insensitive social media post in 2018, but a fellow council member said an apology was not enough and that Pepper should resign.