Tag: politics
Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order
By Josh Lederman
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration...
Birmingham protesters rally at airport in opposition to Trump’s immigration ban
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds of Birmingham protesters gathered Sunday at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, which has prohibited...
US judge bars deportations under Trump travel ban
By Alicia A. Caldwell
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge's emergency order has temporarily barred the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to...
Democrats will try to delay vote on Jeff Sessions for attorney...
By Mary Clare Jalonick
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to request a delay in the confirmation...
After mass turnout, can protests turn into political impact?
By Nicholas Riccardi
The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Deb Szeman, a self-described "homebody," had never participated in a demonstration before hopping on an overnight bus...
Birmingham protesters among millions around the globe denouncing Trump
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Thousands of protesters from across Alabama marched from Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park through downtown in solidarity with the national Women’s...
Birmingham City Councilman really wants to support renovation of historic building,...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Councilman Marcus Lundy said he wants to find ways to support Mayor William Bell’s plan to...
Sister March to show solidarity for Women’s March on Washington
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham will lend its voice to the National Women’s March on Washington through a Sister March on Saturday Jan. 21...
Jefferson County judges who won in historic election honored
Times staff report
Jefferson County judges who were part of an historic election in November were honored on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at the Purpose Center...
Wenonah High School, Miles Law School alum appointed first African-American interim...
Times staff report
Danny Carr, a graduate of Miles Law School and Alabama State University, was appointed last week interim Jefferson County District Attorney.
He is...
