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Florence City Council to vote on plaque to be placed in front of Confederate monument

By WAFF 48 Digital Staff and Aria Pons Published: Jan. 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM CST | Updated: Jan. 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM CST FLORENCE, Ala. ( WAFF ) - The Florence City Council will debate and vote on a plaque that may be placed in front of the controversial Confederate Soldiers Monument this week . The monument has stood outside three different Lauderdale County Courthouses since 1903. And outside the current Lauderdale County Courthouse since 1965 and has been targeted by demonst

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Fighting for Change in a Child Care Desert (with Camille Bennett)

Listen to full podcast here: https://omny.fm/shows/no-one-is-coming-to-save-us/fighting-for-change-in-a-child-care-desert-with-ca?t=0s Transcript SPEAKERS Gloria Riviera, Camille Bennett. Gloria Riviera 01:26 Good morning. I am driving home from the grocery store. Does anyone else feel like they are always at the grocery store? I’m always at the grocery store. If there is ever like God forbid a missing persons out for me, I mean head straight to the Safeway. You will probab

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What We Lose When We Win: Exhaustion and the Fight Against Racist Repression

By: Camille Bennet Published June 21, 2022 ’m exhausted. It’s the same exhaustion I feel every year around this time. Until it’s over, my mind betrays my body into thinking that I don’t need to rest. As soon as the legislative session ends, tiredness creeps into my bones. But I’m not just tired in my body; my heart is also exhausted. My story is not unique. I am an organizer who works countless hours, day and night, to fight for my community in Alabama. The level of exhaustio

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Project Say Something awarded Affordable Care Act Grant to assist minorities

https://www.waff.com/2021/11/05/project-say-something-assist-people-during-open-enrollment-awarded-through-affordable-care-act-grant/ By DeAndria Turner Published: Nov. 4, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - One Shoals organization is putting boots on the ground to help minority communities get insurance during open enrollment. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a clear impact on poverty and the number of uninsured people of color, according to the CDC. Now, a racial justi

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House Public Safety Committee members raise concerns over police obstruction bill

https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/20/house-public-safety-committee-members-raise-concerns-over-police-obstruction-bill/ By Alex Jobin Published on March 20, 2025 at 7:22 am CDT On Wednesday, the Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held a public hearing on HB224 , a bill introduced by Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-District 51, that would expand the definition of “obstructing governmental operations” to include any instance where a person “intentionally appro

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