Alabama

A woman wearing a hat stands next to a blue bucket

How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama

Many Vietnamese Americans in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, say they got vaccinated because they wanted to feel safer at work, making them among the most vaccinated communities in the state.

How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama
A Native American elder performs a ritual ceremony using a feather.

COVID-19 deaths among tribal elders threaten cultural loss

COVID-19 deaths among tribal elders threaten cultural loss
Activists dressed up as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale" are shown back lit from a low perspective.

The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights

The red cloak of 'The Handmaid's Tale' is becoming a symbol for reproductive rights
Alabama employs roughly 3,000 people working with farmed catfish. The domestic industry has been cut in about half over the past 15 years, primarily due to competition from Vietnam.

The great catfish war rages on

The great catfish war rages on
A man in a football jersey holds a trophy over his head as confetti rains down behind him.

Is Alabama's football glory helping the university's international brand?

Is Alabama's football glory helping the university's international brand?
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama builds about 3,000 engines a day at its plant in Huntsville, powering one third of Toyota vehicles produced in North America.

How Alabama is becoming the auto capital of the South

Just 25 years ago, Alabama used to be a place for textiles. Now it's a place to build cars.

How Alabama is becoming the auto capital of the South
US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) welcomes newly-sworn in Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN)

How Democrats use ‘dark money’ to win elections, despite the rhetoric

Alabama's special election is a case study in liberals’ furtive affair with secret cash.

How Democrats use ‘dark money’ to win elections, despite the rhetoric
Supporters cheer at a Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama.

Alabama's deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America

The sense of siege that many angry white voters have felt in Alabama is now more common across the United States.

Alabama's deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America
A 1923 Ku Klux Klan parade in Albany is pictured

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

A murder on a Portland light rail train brought back a lot of memories of painful times in the city's history.

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents
Farming in PA

Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle

Farmers in Pennsylvania say the changing climate is changing the future of farming, in ways both good and bad.

Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle
Kids at camp Anytown Alabama do an exercise on what it might mean to be undocumented, including the difficulty getting health coverage.

Learning what it's like to be undocumented at an Alabama summer camp

When I went to camp Anytown Alabama, the focus was on interracial dialogue. Now immigration is part of the camp curriculum.

Learning what it's like to be undocumented at an Alabama summer camp
Peggy Wallace Kennedy

Of racism, redemption and forgiveness: George Wallace's daughter tries to right her father's wrongs

Peggy Wallace Kennedy, the daughter of former Alabama governor George Wallace, is now an advocate for racial healing and racial harmony.

Of racism, redemption and forgiveness: George Wallace's daughter tries to right her father's wrongs
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Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges

Why dual-language schools, and educating language-minorities in general, has been a challenge for the US South.

Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges
Selma Bridge

Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday,' immigrants join fight against racism

Immigrant rights activists will join with civil rights leaders commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march in Selma, Alabama. "We want to reaffirm our role that we are fighting against oppression and discrimination."

Fifty years after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday,' immigrants join fight against racism
Clyde Foster analyzing data for NASA

How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America

NASA's black engineers, mathematicians and technicians didn't just help American win the space race, they also played a key role in reshaping the American South.

How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America