Alice Jennings

Oct 15, 2023 | truthout.org | Aallyah Wright |Alice Jennings |Tamara Pearson |Zane McNeill

This story was originally published by Capital B. PRICHARD, Alabama —— On a hot afternoon in September, Angela Robinson Adams walked to her backyard, where the recent rain showers created “her own swimming pool.” Adams’ yard rarely floods, but the streets in her Alabama Village neighborhood often do. She had little water pressure in her home, so she called the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board, the local utility that distributes water to Prichard and the city of Chickasaw.

Sep 6, 2023 | truthout.org | Cherise Morris |Cristian Farias |Rachel Herzing |Alice Jennings

Part of the SeriesThe Road to AbolitionThe movement to abolish systems of policing and prisons is often discredited as an unfeasible, utopian notion that is not possible in the context of human “nature.” We live in a violent society built from the violence of settler colonialism, slavery and patriarchy. The violence of this system and its origins make the violence of police and prisons seem necessary to many.

Jul 27, 2023 | truthout.org | Frances Madeson |Cody Bloomfield |Alice Jennings |Amy Goodman

To protect residents and visitors from the effects of right-wing repression so prevalent in the southern Illinois region, the Carbondale City Council has laid two new cornerstones in its legal infrastructure. On July 11, in front of a packed chamber, the council and mayor received a standing ovation after enacting a bodily autonomy ordinance stating the City will respect and protect the fundamental right of individuals to make autonomous decisions about medical care.

Jul 17, 2023 | truthout.org | Kwolanne Felix |Alice Jennings |Nicholas Powers |Tyler Walicek

A recent Reuters investigation reveals that more than 100 U.S. political leaders descend from slaveholders. This includes five living U.S. presidents, two Supreme Court justices, 11 governors and 100 legislators across party lines. Amid rising debates on slavery and its legacy, from school curricula to the movement for reparations, Reuters examined how politicians are reckoning with these discussions as they reflect on their own familial ties to slavery, but .