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Alabama Public Radio is proud to share the work of local artist Abi Brewer, who created an original painting exclusively for the station. Views of Home is done in collaboration for APR's 2025 Fall Pledge Drive, happening from September 10 - 19. The art is what Abi calls "a love letter to Alabama." The painting celebrates the different flora, fauna and landscapes of the Yellowhammer State.

In this edition of StoryCorps, Nancy Ziccardi tells us about how she discovered that a friend of hers was involved in the murder of a pastor during the civil rights movement.

Major Edward Madison Jr. has lived a life of service to others. He served his community as a deacon at his local church, he served his country in the United States Air Force, and he currently serves the people of Selma, Alabama as their city attorney. This week on StoryCorps, Major Madison explores how he discovered his passion for public service.

This week on StoryCorps, siblings Kaitoria Banks and Cameron Reynolds tell their stories as members of the LGBTQ+ community in Alabama.

Beth Spivey joins StoryCorps to recount her fathers tough love, and share some childhood memories with Ian Murukami.

Today at StoryCorps, coworkers Kirsten Purvis and Yohana Carrillo discuss their lives working within the English as a Second Language (ESL) department at Mobile public schools. Throughout their work, they've learned the true meaning of community and the ways our differences make the world a better place.

After meeting for the first time earlier in the day, Ottie and Francesca decided to stop by StoryCorps to discuss their spiritual journeys.

You’ve might have already heard his voice on the Alabama Public Radio airwaves on Saturday nights alongside string instruments. However, APR is properly introducing the new host to our Bama Bluegrass weekend programing, Jeffery Albright.

In the previous StoryCorps segment, Karlos Finley spoke on the teamwork and service his parents showcased during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights era. In today's continuation, Karlos discusses the wrongful charges his father faced after transitioning from pharmacology to Mobile's music industry, showing that Karlos is the realization of his ancestors' dreams.

California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption for involuntary servitude from the state constitution under a proposal the state Legislature just approved. Alabama voters abolished slavery this way back in 2022. The polls opened shortly after Alabama Public Radio premiered its award-winning documentary “No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave cemeteries in Alabama."