ACBE Open Letter to Senator Lisa Murkowski on Voting Rights
The Alaska Coalition of BIPOC Educators (ACBE) is writing to you today, demanding that you support and vote for The Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Matthew Beck
'BS' Demboski pops off again. Now claims Constant, not just ADN spreading lies.
Lisa Munson, Secretary of the Anchorage Community Police Relations Task Force, sent an email yesterday to share that the Mayor's Office had announced a Martin Luther King Day Celebration with Anchorage's Chief Equity Officer and members of the public. Then, the entire email thread went to
Jack & Jill Anchorage chapter to hold MLK Jr. Day food drive
The Anchorage Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a membership organization encouraging philanthropy and civic engagement of African-American children and youth, will hold a drive-thru food drive on Monday, January 17, 2022, from 2-6 pm.
The organization is asking individuals to bring a canned or non-perishable food donation
Alaskans for Children's Right to Breathe returns donations. Fails to find lawyer to take up ASD mask fight.
Last summer, individuals associated with the far-right social media groups Open Alaska and Save Anchorage, launched a statewide legal fund to fight the Anchorage School District over its mandated masking policy for students.
Eagle River Assembly member Jamie Allard promoted the effort on the Facebook group Alaskans for Children'
Annual National Day of Racial Healing
This Sunday, join the Alaska Black Caucus and Alaska Children's Trust in recognizing the National Day of Racial Healing and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Traini-Gate: Video Shows Assembly Person Going In Circles
It all started this past Tuesday when Anchorage resident Andrew Gray testified in support of AO 2021-117 — a proposed ordinance that would put additional rules for meeting procedures into municipal code. Gray asserted as part of his public testimony that conservative Dick Traini, a former Chair of the Assembly, was
Alaska Black Caucus launches COVID-19 awareness program
The Alaska Black Caucus (ABC), building on the momentum of their fight against COVID-19, has launched a grant-funded awareness campaign: "Vaccinate. It's not too late."
The new website features recorded video and audio conversations with local experts and medical professionals about COVID-19 in Alaska's