Roy S. Johnson: Birmingham was ‘Black country’ for a night. It won’t be the last.
We've always been "country," but viewed the term as an insult and the musical genre as unwelcoming. In a year Beyonce ignited ...
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Alabama still on tour, coming to Phoenix in April
Country legends Alabama have been going strong for some 50 years. You'd think the band behind undeniable jams like "Dixieland ...
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Woke movement's nearly century-old link to Alabama gets its start in the blues
On March 25, 1931, nine young Black men, known as "The Scottsboro Boys," were snatched off a train in Jackson County, Alabama, and wrongfully accused of raping two white women. After years of ...
West Virginia lawmaker and former Sierra Ferrell bandmate reacts to her four Grammy wins
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - From clubs in Charleston, West Virginia, to music’s biggest stage, Sierra Ferrell is being celebrated in her hometown after winning four Grammy awards. The 36-year-old won ...
Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes
Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body ...