Jimmy Carter

Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Mobile, Alabama native Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S. Secretary of Labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality. She died last week at the age of 77.

Gov. Kay Ivey is directing that flags on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and at state buildings throughout Alabama be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump. This pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

The 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, James Earl Carter Jr., died Sunday at the age of 100. The Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center was among those paying tribute to the former Commander-In-Chief

“His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life” Author: Jonathan Alter Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 800 Price: $37.50 (Hardcover) Jimmy Carter Biography…