Meet Mason McCulley in Lanier Isom’s portrait of ‘Carole Cook Died for My Sins’—a theatrical Birmingham sermon on grief, sobriety, and queer Southern life.

When generations are exiled from justice

Some protections, like the Dogs Running at Large Law, exist only on paper until counties choose to adopt them.

Residents in and around Bessemer expressed continued disapproval of a plan to build a 14.5 million square foot data center in their back yards. Now, the city is one step closer to final approval.

From Milk Crates to Monograms

What conservationists study and document at Paint Rock Valley will inform and influence biodiversity strategies across the globe.

The developer behind the $14.5 billion project in Alabama has suggested residents’ concerns are based on misinformation. Here’s what we know about the project and its impacts.

Living "Outside the Magic Circle"

Estelle Erasmus chats with award-winning journalist Lanier Isom in a powerful coaching session about how to build platform, juggle multiple writing projects, reframe a book with heart, and move from l...

A newly identified species is already in danger of extinction. A proposed massive data center in Alabama would “nuke” its habitat, scientists say.

The daily battle of sitting down to work

Residents in and around Bessemer are furious over Project Marvel, a plan to build a 4.5-million-square-foot data processing facility on 700 acres of wooded land. Public officials have been sworn to si...

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Alabama state Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, has pre-filed a bill to establish a statewide legal right to distribute and use contraceptives.