Willie Brown Joins Dem Mayors In Urging Probe Into Their Own Party’s Mayoral Candidate
Vice President Kamala Harris’ ex-boyfriend and former Democratic San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown joined other Democratic mayors on Monday in urging an investigation into Mark Farrell, one of the party’s mayoral candidates. Voters in the heavily Democratic city will cast their ballots for mayor in November, and Mr. Farrell will face off against four other […]
Willie Brown wasn’t on helicopter ride with Trump. Here’s who was
Since Donald Trump said Thursday that Willie Brown punched Vice President Kamala Harris while scaring her off in a helicopter several years ago, the former president has maintained that it's true. This comes after Brown, a former Speaker of the State of California, said He has never done business with Trump or been on a […]
Willie Brown: Trump helicopter trip, Kamala Harris confessions never happened
Former President Trump revealed that he nearly crashed a helicopter with Willie Brown and that the former San Francisco mayor said “horrible things” about Trump's Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. That's wrong and a mistake, Brown says. Republican presidential nominee Trump held a rambling 65-minute news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday in which he insulted Harris, […]
Watch Roll Tide Willie get the team fired up at Alabama’s spring practice
The Alabama Crimson Tide are in the midst of a new era under head coach Cullen DeBoer and spring practice at the same time. One of the new things the Tide have experienced under Coach DeBoer is the change in practice format, from playing music to having freshmen at practice and now being allowed to […]
Baseball legend, Birmingham native Willie Mays dies at 93
Willie Mays, considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday. San Francisco Giants AnnouncedHe was 93 years old when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Mays was born in Westfield, an unincorporated mining town outside Birmingham, in 1931. He began his professional career while attending Fairfield High […]
Column: Baseball legend Willie Mays instrumental in California fight against housing discrimination
Sacramento — As a baseball player, Willie Mays was arguably the greatest of all time and the GOAT of baseball, but he also made his mark in another arena as a key California civil rights pioneer. Mays never wanted to be an activist off the baseball field, but the racism he encountered after moving to […]
Biden appoints Willie L. Phillips Jr. as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
President Joe Biden on Friday announced Willie L. Phillips Jr. as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC is an independent agency that regulates interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, electricity, and other energy projects. As the Biden administration works to tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and build a clean power […]
Remembering Jazz icon, Yale professor Willie Ruff
I usually write about politics and related topics, but let me digress for a moment. The University of Alabama lost a humble legend on Christmas Eve. Willie Ruff was his name and we were friends. I had the pleasure of meeting Willie more than 30 years ago when he was a host and producer at […]
