COVID-19 Sheds Light on the South’s Broken Housing System as Stimulus Checks Fund Motel Stays
COVID-19, NewsBy Renuka Srivastava
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic's lockdown was enforced, more rent strikes occurred in this country than ever before. Families are forced to choose between food on their tables or a roof over their heads. This difficult…
Black Girls Are More Harshly Punished within Alabama’s K-12 Public Schools
Akiesha Anderson, Fair Schools, Fair Schools, Safe CommunitiesBy Akiesha Anderson, Appleseed Policy Director
Today, the Appleseed Network released its newest report, “Protecting Girls of Color 2020.” This report contains disturbing findings that show Black girls within Alabama’s K-12 public school…
A New Job. A Christmas Party. His First-Ever Week of Paid Leave. Alvin Kennard, Once Sentenced to Die in Prison, Marks His First Year of Freedom.
Alabama prisons, Carla Crowder, Habitual Felony Offender Act, NewsBy Carla Crowder, Executive Director
Carla.Crowder@alabamaappleseed.org
One year ago, Alvin Kennard stood in a Bessemer courtroom nervous and uncertain. Striped jailhouse scrubs swallowed his rail-thin, shivering frame. After 36 years…
Introducing Appleseed Legal Fellow Alex LaGanke
NewsMy name is Alex LaGanke, and I am thrilled to be joining Alabama Appleseed as a Legal Fellow. Appleseed is bringing me on to grow our presence in criminal and municipal courts where low-income people lack legal representation. My contribution…
Appleseed Network Response to the Murder of George Floyd and the Fight Against Systemic Racial Injustice
NewsAlabama Appleseed is proud to be a member of the Appleseed network of 18 centers across the United States and Mexico. Collectively our network stands in solidarity with Black voices and Black-led movements mobilizing for change and releases…
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