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  • Alabama lawmakers ban foreign driver’s licenses for voting, despite no evidence of misuse

    Alabama lawmakers ban foreign driver’s licenses for voting, despite no evidence of misuse

    May 14, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill prohibiting the use of foreign national driver’s licenses as voter identification, a move critics say is a solution in search of…

  • Alabama Supreme Court Rulings Highlight Deep Divisions as Methodist Churches Split Over LGBTQ+ Inclusion

    Alabama Supreme Court Rulings Highlight Deep Divisions as Methodist Churches Split Over LGBTQ+ Inclusion

    May 13, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s Methodist churches remain sharply divided after the state Supreme Court issued key rulings on property disputes, underscoring the depth of the schism triggered by the United…

  • Shaquille O’Neal’s Next Chapter: From NBA Legend to Alabama State Professor

    Shaquille O’Neal’s Next Chapter: From NBA Legend to Alabama State Professor

    May 12, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Shaquille O’Neal, the NBA Hall of Famer and longtime “Inside the NBA” analyst, is deepening his ties to Alabama and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by…

  • Alabama Governor’s Praise of Trump for Juneteenth Holiday Draws Questions of Political Motive

    Alabama Governor’s Praise of Trump for Juneteenth Holiday Draws Questions of Political Motive

    May 10, 2025

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama has officially made Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, but the move is raising eyebrows after Governor Kay Ivey credited President Donald Trump for the state’s annual…

  • Alabama Library Board Meeting Erupts Over Book Bans, Exposing GOP’s Shifting Stance on “Freedom”

    Alabama Library Board Meeting Erupts Over Book Bans, Exposing GOP’s Shifting Stance on “Freedom”

    May 10, 2025

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Public Library Service Board’s latest meeting turned into a battleground Thursday as librarians, parents, and activists clashed over the state’s escalating crackdown on library materials,…

  • Federal Court Finds Alabama Intentionally Discriminated Against Black Voters in Congressional Redistricting

    Federal Court Finds Alabama Intentionally Discriminated Against Black Voters in Congressional Redistricting

    May 9, 2025

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama’s Republican-led legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters when it drew congressional districts, permanently blocking the state from using its own…

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The Birmingham Free Press was established in 1997 as an independent news and entertainment source. We publish a variety of books, magazines, and comics, along with our flagship, broadsheet newspaper.

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