WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an incident of racist harassment targeting a Black family in Homewood, Alabama. Several members of the family were returning home on Monday when a car reportedly slowed down in front of their house and several people in the car allegedly s  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNStalk) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on May 18, 2023: * * * The Senate voted 49-47 to confirm Nancy Abudu as a judge for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Judge Abudu is the first Black woman and only the third Black judge in the 11th Circuit's history. Judge Abudu has a lengthy track record, previously serving as the Strategic Litigation Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Legal Director o  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news release on May 18, 2023: The U.S. Senate made history today by confirming Nancy Abudu to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Abudu is now the first African American woman, second woman of color, and only the third African American from Georgia to serve as judge on the circuit court. The circuit has appellate jurisdiction over federal cases originating in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.   more