Foreword South is joining PEN America’s Prison & Justice Writing Program at their event, Reading for Justice, this Saturday! We're excited to be a part of this space with other AL writers and activists uplifting stories of incarcerated people. Learn more: facebook.com/events/4652745…

"Many, like pastor Francis Grimke, preached to their congregations about racial violence. He argued for comprehensive anti-racist education as a way to undermine the narratives that led to lynching. Other pastors wrote furiously about anti-black violence." theconversation.com/lynching-preac…

As state legislatures across the South get to work this year, we're highlighting legislative work by local orgs. Check out our interview with Alabama Arise's Robyn Hyden about Arise's mission, organizing & legislative work, and her own organizing journey: theforewordsouth.com/podcasts/alari…

Black-owned vegan restaurants are spicing up Southern cuisine ow.ly/Qso150yjB2d

We're so proud of Montgomery native, Chika! ow.ly/2Hc650yvF70

Efforts of women of color, from civil rights era and today, will be honored honored on Feb. 27 and 28 in Montgomery during 8th annual Sojourn for Truth and Justice hosted and planned by podcast interviewee Michelle Browder! montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/202…

Rest in Power to Katherine Johnson, a woman who changed our world. montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/202…

'Montgomery sit-in protesters remember historic day 60 years later' montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/202…

We sat down with Kim Willis a couple of years ago to discuss her dream work and opening Kimistry Hair Lab. Check out this video of her explaining the dangerous health effects that Black women face in the hair care industry. montgomeryadvertiser.com/videos/news/20…

"Millennials may be okay with Montgomery’s room. But they are unwilling to spend the rest of their lives trying to reform, redecorate, and re-populate the other rooms in Alabama’s mansion." montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/opinion/…

'No monolith: Older black voters want trust, younger voters want change. Can the two meet?' ow.ly/7Z5150yAoyA

"Every few years politicians and presidential hopefuls jockey for the favor of Black voters and flock to Selma for the annual Jubilee celebration... What they promise is hope for a better tomorrow. That reality, so far, remains unseen." ow.ly/UnQa50yADU0

How a school’s 1st black history celebration empowered Jefferson County students ow.ly/x8sA50yAoPe

Nearly 800,000 early voters in NC — mainly Democrats — already had their Election Day newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

During a Church service in Selma, Alabama attendees silently turned their backs on Mike Bloomberg. ow.ly/1Orb50yAGf3

Cast out by Trump, Jeff Sessions struggles in Alabama to win back a Senate seat ow.ly/1kHH50yAE9J

Study shows HBCU graduates may be charged higher interest rates on loans ow.ly/Wy0y50yAEeV

'The Mayor Of Jackson, Mississippi, Has Endorsed Bernie Sanders After A Caucus Of City Residents' buzzfeednews.com/article/ryancb…

"Montgomery, much like Memphis, will likely always be linked to the struggle for equal rights. But what’s happening in both cities is a revitalization that honors its history while working diligently to move past that inherent stronghold." ow.ly/1VHL50yAFNb

“I don’t have the capacity to sit still and wait for the next term, the next opportunity for me to stand for an office that let’s me do the work,” Abrams says. ow.ly/CFTV50yAG3u