Josie Shaw – The Alabamian

Josie Shaw

Josie Shaw is the managing editor of production The Alabamian. She is majoring in mass communication. She enjoys activism and music, and hopes to build a blend of both throughout career.

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The South isn’t red– it’s rigged

OpinionsMay 1, 2023

By Xander Swain, Copy editor Despite being a Navy brat and moving across the East Coast, I have always and will always call Alabama my home. It is where I was born, where I go…

‘Divisive Concepts’ bill facing divided response

Editor's PicksMay 1, 2023

By Wesley Walter, News editor The Alabama State Legislature’s latest bill seeking to combat “divisive concepts” in public education has received backlash from Alabama universities including UM for its potential to restrict programming and curriculum…

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‘Untold Stories of Black Montevallo’: a collection of…

Editor's PicksMarch 13, 2023

By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production In the research process for the Montevallo African American Heritage Trail, Dr. Kathy King and Anitka Stewart Sims wrote “Untold Stories of Black Montevallo”: a 20-page booklet detailing…

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Students from Los Angeles commemorate lynching location in…

Editor's PicksFebruary 27, 2023

By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production Corrected on March 2 at 3:42 to correct quote from Dr. Kathy King. In the eleventh paragraph, it said that Kathy King said, “The people who owned the…

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Alabaster mayor comments on Walker Springs development

LocalNovember 29, 2022

By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production In the Nov. 14 Alabaster City Council meeting, Alabaster Mayor Scott Brakefield addressed both the public and the council about an issue of communication throughout the process of…

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UM students advocate for change for Ebenezer Swamp…

Editor's PicksOctober 17, 2022

By Josie Shaw, Managing editor of production Several faculty members and students from UM’s environmental studies department attended a public hearing in Alabaster to protest a housing subdivision development affecting UM’s Ebenezer Swamp. In 2020,…

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BACHE Visiting Writer Series returns to UM

ArtsOctober 3, 2022

By Josie Shaw On Monday, Sept. 26, poet Nickole Brown visited UM as a part of the UM BACHE Visiting Writer Series. This is the first in-person event of this series at UM since February…

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Montevallo African American Heritage Trail

LocalSeptember 19, 2022

By Josie Shaw On Aug. 22, Montevallo’s City Council approved the production of an African American Heritage Trail to commemorate Black history within the Montevallo community. Dr. Kathy King and Anitka Stewart Sims are currently…

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“Updowns” premieres at Sidewalk Film Festival

EntertainmentSeptember 6, 2022

By Josie Shaw For Tyson Evans, 2022 has been quite a lifechanging year. His new film, “Updowns,” premiered at Sidewalk Film Festival on Aug. 28 during a slot of narrative shorts. While the concept for…

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