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Minnesota civil rights attorney and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong released video of her Jan. 22 arrest following an anti-ICE protest at a church, disputing images posted by the White House that she says were manipulated to misrepresent the encounter. The video shows Levy Armstrong calmly speaking with federal agents and contradicts claims that she was crying during the arrest.
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Ryan Coogler’s film “Sinners” made history at the 98th Academy Awards with a record-breaking 16 nominations, the most ever for a single movie. The film earned nods for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Michael B. Jordan’s first-ever Best Actor nomination, cementing its place as the leading contender heading into the March 15 Oscars ceremony.
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birminghamal.gov As temperatures are expected to fall below freezing, the City of Birmingham and Jimmie Hale Mission will open its nightly warming station Sunday, Jan. 25, and Monday Jan. 26, from 6 p.m. until temperatures rise above freezing each morning. Men, women, and children needing warm shelter can come to the Mission, located at 3420 2nd Ave. North. Food will be […]

By Lisa Crane | WVTM  A documentary that puts Alabama prisons in the spotlight is now in the running for one of the most well-known, prestigious awards in Hollywood — an Oscar. Nominees for the 98th Academy Awards were announced Thursday. “The Alabama Solution” is one of five films nominated in the documentary feature film […]

Federal authorities arrested prominent civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong and at least two others following an anti-ICE protest that disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, though no charges were allowed to proceed against journalist Don Lemon. The arrests came amid a rapid Justice Department investigation and strong condemnation from White House officials, while a judge ruled Lemon’s presence at the protest was protected journalistic activity under the First Amendment.
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