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JD Crowe: Alabama Republi-chickens are scared to death of DEI

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2 years ago

March 14, 2024

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JD Crowe: Alabama Republi-chickens are scared to death of DEI

This is an opinion cartoon.

Old, white, homophobic GOP lawmakers in this state protest a little too much against diversity, don’tcha think?

Alabama Republi-chickens are scared to death of diversity, equity and inclusion. They see ‘DEI’ and they think it spells ‘DEVIL’. These chickens are obsessed with and threatened by everything they don’t understand.

Read Roy S. Johnson’s column: ‘Running scared’ from students supporting DEI, Republicans choke on their red-meat bill – al.com

Here a few excerpts: “They are running scared.”

“They are Alabama Republicans. On a day when they were to squash diversity, equity, and inclusion—daggumit—throughout the state; when they were going to defund programs that create safe, welcoming spaces for employees, students, and citizens; when they were going to emphatically ramrod Alabamians with a bill based on their ill-informed, unfounded fears, they shrank, hid, and squirreled away.

“They avoided more than 100 students—children!—from colleges and universities across the state who came to the statehouse in Montgomery Wednesday to protest divisive (yes, I’m boomeranging their word back on them) SB129. To share what DEI is to them. To tell their elected officials how DEI, as University of Alabama senior Sean Atchison bravely told my AL.com colleague Rebecca Griesbach, “saved my life.”

“They ducked, dived, and dodged the mosaic of students waiting patiently in the hall outside Room 200 where legislators were lunching. When they were done, “They ran out the back door to avoid us,” said University of Alabama-Birmingham sophomore Sydney Testman.

Related: Alabama college students rally against anti-DEI bill: ‘We won’t stand for it.’

“Added Atchison: “They are so afraid of students showing our voices and being heard on SB129 because they know the damage they are trying to do to this state and to students, and they are running scared from us.

“He added this: “They want to bring back Jim Crow.”

“Or hang a “white’s only” sign at the statehouse door.

“They were, quite simply, an embarrassment.”

Goodman: Alabama’s war on DEI could impact what unites us all – al.com

Joe Goodman agrees these lawmakers are an embarrassment and cites another problem with this anti-DEI bill: It could be devastating to college football. Lordy, now that’s a problem.

Goodman writes:

“The proposed bill, which has already passed through the Alabama House of Representatives, could make university compliance departments illegal. That’s a problem because universities are required to have compliance departments to be full members of the NCAA.

“The bill is a train wreck waiting to happen, in other words, and needs to be killed immediately. If not, and the NCAA doesn’t fit the mission of Alabama anymore, then I guess there’s always the ol’ Alabama Independent School Association to fall back on.

Woodfin says if anti-DEI bill passes, he would urge athletes to leave Alabama – al.com

“The AISA was formed back in 1970 to give the state’s segregation academies a league of their own, so to speak, or are we not supposed to speak about that at all anymore? When so-called “divisive concepts” form the backbone of a state’s history it’s hard to avoid all the topics.”

“Alabama should be attracting diversity and fostering inclusivity as public policy instead of fighting to keep it away. What’s next, Alabama anti-DEI nut jobs standing in the schoolhouse door?”

Read all of Goodman’s column here.

Anti-DEI bill heads to Alabama House of Representatives for final vote – al.com

Op-ed: What seeds are we planting when we attack DEI? – al.com

Guest opinion: The land of the free-ish – Alabama and the DEI ban bill – al.com

More cartoons by JD Crowe

Is Katie Britt auditioning for VP, SNL or The Handmaid’s Tale? – al.com

‘Burn the freaking books:’ Alabama libraries under fire from witch hunters – al.com

GOP owns this IVF minefield: Theocracy is a dangerous playground – al.com

Steve Marshall’s law: Alabama’s war against diversity – al.com

White fragility, fear of diversity rules Alabama legislature. The cost? Our future – al.com

Latest Alabama star in transfer portal hits Nick Saban hard – al.com

True stories and stuff by JD Crowe

The mysterious ‘Bubble Guy’ of Fairhope and the art of bubble Zen – al.com

How I met Dr. Seuss

Robert Plant head-butted me. Thanks, David Coverdale

I was ZZ Top’s drummer for a night and got kidnapped by groupies

Check out more cartoons and stuff by JD Crowe

JD Crowe is the cartoonist for Alabama Media Group and AL.com. He won the RFK Human Rights Award for Editorial Cartoons in 2020. In 2018, he was awarded the Rex Babin Memorial Award for local and state cartoons by the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Follow JD on Facebook, Twitter @Crowejam and Instagram @JDCrowepix. Give him a holler @jdcrowe@al.com.

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Jacob Crews scores 20 for Missouri in 85-77 win over Alabama State

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December 12, 2025

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Jacob Crews scores 20 for Missouri in 85-77 win over Alabama State

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jacob Crews scored 20, and Anthony Robinson II added 19 in Missouri’s 85-77 win over Alabama State on Thursday night.

Crews shot 7 of 9 from the field, including 6 of 8 from the 3-point arc. Mark Mitchell added 15 points for Missouri (9-2), and Sebastian Mack added 10.

The Tigers had a 15-0 run in the first half, heading into the locker room up 52-39. Alabama State was held scoreless over a 4:19 drought in the middle of the second half to open a 9-0 run for the Tigers. The Hornets (3-8) responded with their own 10-0 run to bring the game within eight, 74-62. The Tigers regained control, though, to keep their eight-point lead the rest of the game, handing Alabama State their fourth loss in a row.

The Tigers shot 65% (33 of 51). Both teams shot 50% from the free-throw line.

Alabama State outscored Missouri in the final period, 38-33. Asjon Anderscon scored 23 for the Hornets, leading all players in scoring.

Up next

Missouri hosts Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 14.

Alabama State travels to Cincinnati to face the Bearcats on Dec. 17.

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Katie Windham Highlights Alabama Areas of Improvement on The Joe Gaither Show

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December 11, 2025

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Katie Windham Highlights Alabama Areas of Improvement on The Joe Gaither Show

Let’s crank up a Thursday edition of “The Joe Gaither Show on BamaCentral” with Mason Woods and Katie Windham as we start getting ready for next week’s College Football Playoff game between Alabama and Oklahoma. Windham detailed how the Crimson Tide can improve over the next few weeks, we discuss the team’s health and look back at our last road trip to Norman. The show then discusses the Heisman Trophy finalists before addressing a Kalen DeBoer coaching rumor.

The program opens by power ranking the holidays before discussing Windham’s three areas the Crimson Tide can improve over the next week. Our trio picks the easiest area the team can improve and how Alabama must perform in Norman. Windham details our last trip to Oklahoma as we go down memory lane to the Sooners’ 24-3 victory last season.

The show continues on by getting Windham’s thoughts on Alabama’a College Football Playoff selection and if the Crimson Tide actually deserved its place in the field. She brings up a unique aspect of Alabama’s blowout loss in the SEC Championship and how it played into the program’s inclusion in the College Football Playoffs.

We move from next week’s game into a small discussion on Notre Dame’s reaction of being left out of the field and how it relates to Alabama’s future home-and-home dates with the Fighting Irish. Will the two esteemed programs still face off in a few years?

The show heads into the only college football action of the weekend by highlighting the strong Heisman Trophy finalist field. Who brings home the bronze statue?

Lastly, we spend the final bit of the show talking about Michigan firing Sherrone Moore and the reports of the Wolverines considering persuing Kalen DeBeor for their next head coach. Will DeBoer leave Tuscaloosa for Ann Arbor?

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New Alabama law raises penalties for porch piracy

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December 11, 2025

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New Alabama law raises penalties for porch piracy

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – As holiday deliveries ramp up, a new Alabama law aims to deter package theft by raising penalties for so-called “porch piracy.” The law, which went into effect on October 1, 2025, makes repeated package theft a felony and can carry prison sentences of up to 10 years in the most serious cases.

What changed

Previously, many package thefts in Alabama were charged as misdemeanor theft because the value of individual stolen packages often fell below felony thresholds. Under the new law however, lawmakers established penalties that focus on the number of homes targeted rather than the dollar value of items stolen:

Stealing from 1 to 9 homes: most serious misdemeanor
Stealing from 10 to 29 homes: felony
Stealing from 30 or more homes: can result in up to 10 years in prison

The law also increases penalties if stolen packages are used to commit identity theft or fraud. In addition, anyone who knowingly receives packages stolen by a porch pirate can be charged under the new rules.

Lawmakers weigh in

Senator April Weaver, one of the bill’s sponsors, said the change was meant to protect Alabama families during the holidays.

“It was really important to protect the people not only in my district but throughout the state of Alabama and to make sure their hard-earned money is going to their children’s Christmas,” she said.

On camera, Senator Weaver added with holiday humor, “It means the Grinch may have stolen Christmas in Whoville, but if he does it in Alabama, he’ll have plenty of time in state prison for his heart to grow three sizes.”

What police recommend if your package is stolen

If you discover a stolen package, law enforcement recommends:

Report the theft to police immediately.
Preserve any doorbell or surveillance footage that may show the theft.
Contact the delivery company right away to report the missing item.
Consider requiring a signature on delivery to reduce the risk of theft.

The law went into effect on October 1, 2025; this December marks the first holiday season it is in effect. Alabama is now one of more than a dozen states that have passed laws specifically targeting package theft. Supporters say the law sends a stronger message that porch piracy will no longer be treated as a minor offense.

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