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Listening to the South: Why the Fight to Protect Protest and Dissent Demands Our Attention
By Neetha Tangirala, Protect Dissent Network Manager, and Monica Kim, Piper Fund Senior Program Associate https://www.proteusfund.org/listening-to-the-south-why-the-fight-to-protect-protest-and-dissent-demands-our-attention/ More than 30 activists, advocates, litigators, and movement leaders from across the U.S. gathered in Chicago for this year’s Protect Dissent Network (PDN) strategic gathering to strengthen relationships, exchange strategies, and prepare for an increasingl
Aug 254 min read
The new faces of Alabama’s voting rights fight, and what they’re learning from their predecessors
Published: May. 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m. By Jonece Starr Dunigan | jdunigan@al.com https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/05/the-new-faces-of-alabamas-voting-rights-fight-and-what-theyre-learning-from-their-predecessors.html This was originally published in the Black Joy newsletter. Sign up hereto get encouraging content rooted in Black community and culture in your inbox every week. When 18-year-old Angel Purdie spoke during a mass rally that attracted thousands to the Alabama S
May 218 min read
Florence Council votes down marker 4-2
By Bernie Delinski Staff Writer Published: January 22, 2026 FLORENCE — City councilmembers who voted down a marker designed to give context to the Confederate monument outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse expressed a desire for unity. Those favoring the marker said history must be fully addressed before unity is reached. Council members denied a request to place the marker on the courthouse lawn by a 4-2 vote with Jackie Hendrix, Josh Bowling, Thomas Spence and Chapel Kin
Jan 244 min read
Florence City Council Votes to Suppress the Truth About Their Confederate Statue
By: Kevin M. Levin Published: Jan. 21, 2026 The issue at hand for the Florence (Alabama) City Council this week was not whether their Confederate statue would be removed. That question had essentially been settled by the state when it passed the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 , which which restricts removal or relocation of monuments older than 40 years without state approval and imposes penalties for unauthorized alteration. Rather, the question for the city coun
Jan 244 min read
Project Say Something founder provides update on Florence Confederate statue marker
By Aria Pons https://www.waff.com/2025/10/01/project-say-something-founder-provides-update-florence-confederate-statue-marker/ LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF ) - The founder of Project Say Something, Camille Bennett, and the historical commission recently approved language for a historical marker to be placed next to a Confederate monument outside the Lauderdale County courthouse . Bennett says the marker is needed to give the statue historical context, since its removal is
Oct 1, 20251 min read
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