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‘Gone completely rogue’: Lawyer calls for federal investigation of Alabama police force

April 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Tribune Content Agency After Steve Perkins’ widow was handcuffed and three others were arrested during a peaceful demonstration at last week’s 3rd Friday event in Decatur, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt wrote a letter Thursday requesting […]

Video of Decatur police killingStephen Perkins leaked to right wing media: ‘I can’t breathe’

April 2, 2024 Bouldin 0

By David Gambino The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS)Tribune Media Services An apparent Alabama Law Enforcement Agency video presentation describing the shooting of Stephen Perkins by former Decatur police officer Mac Marquette on Wednesday was published […]

CELEBRATING DECATUR’S HISTORY: SPEARHEADING A MUSEUM COMMEMORATING THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS’ TRIALS

March 26, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A remarkable gathering unfolded recently at Speakin’ Out News. It featured Frances Tate, a distinguished artist, and the visionary be- hind “Celebrating Early Old Town with Arts” (CEOTA), alongside Dorothy Gordon, a […]

Councilman calls on mayor to resign in Alabama city still reeling from police shooting

February 7, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kayode Crown In Decatur, a north Alabama city still reeling from a deadly police shooting last fall, a longtime councilman has called for the mayor to resign. “I would ask, and I join with […]