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Alabama Keeps Pushing Buttons, But We’ll Keep Pushing Back

Apr 18, 2024 / J-Alex B / Our Folks
On Thursday, March 7th, after weeks of public hearings and a vote through the Alabama Senate, the Alabama House made a final vote passing SB1 … Read More

Alabama Councilman, Tommy Bryant, Must Be Held Accountable For Using A Racist Slur Against His Colleague

Aug 20, 2021 / Taylor Charles / Our Folks
Tommy Bryant does not care about black people. On Monday, July 19, 2021, Alabama councilman Tommy Bryant was caught on video using the n-word towards fellow councilmember … Read More
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Alabama Beyond Policing Campaign Summer 2020

Jul 20, 2020 / Jaz / Our Folks
URGE is participating in a larger campaign being coordinated by ACLU Alabama, which is calling on local officials to make meaningful efforts to decrease arrests … Read More

A Reflection On The Midterm Elections

Nov 20, 2018 / Clarissa Brooks / Our Folks
The midterm elections were a tough time for anyone invested in seeing progress for reproductive rights. While most were focused on candidates, wins in the … Read More
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Alabama Amendment 2 and Other Trigger Bans: A Poem

Nov 01, 2018 / Phoenix Fogarty / Our Folks
They’re coming They’ll say they don’t want to control our bodies They just want to protect the innocent The pure, the precious, the untouched, unborn … Read More

Alabama Anti-Marriage Equality Bill Also Hurts Victims of Domestic Abuse

Apr 04, 2016 / Jason T. Frost / Our Folks
In an example of post-judicial infantilism, the state of Alabama is doing everything it possibly can to discourage same-sex marriage. Early last month, the Alabama Supreme … Read More
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Alabama Debates Anti-Choice Amendment

Mar 28, 2016 / Jason T. Frost / Our Folks
While most of Alabama has spent the past few weeks following the sexual misconduct scandal surrounding Governor Bentley, the Alabama House of Representatives quietly began … Read More

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT FLINT'S WATER CRISIS

Feb 08, 2016 / Jason T. Frost / Our Folks
Since we’ve covered it here on ChoiceWords before, I’m not going to tell you exactly why the Flint Water Crisis is a reproductive justice issue. Others have … Read More

Young People Need More Than "Don't Have Sex"

Nov 16, 2015 / Jason T. Frost / Our Folks
I know at least three people who didn’t know how babies were made until they were old enough to drink. To me, that’s a problem. … Read More

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