University of Alabama shuts down Black, female student magazines

Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade Claims Two Campus Magazines

I recently discovered two glossy magazines published by and for young people: Alice, which focuses on fashion, beauty, personal health, wellness and lifestyle; and Nineteen Fifty-Six, which brings a Black cultural lens to coverage of news, style and the arts. Both are student-run publications housed at the University of Alabama. And on any other day, they would make one think the future of journalism look very bright indeed. Except that the sole…

University Of Alabama Suspends Student Magazines For Black Students And Women Students To Comply With Anti-DEI Laws

U of Alabama’s Termination of Student Magazines Stirs Alumni Anger

Some of the students cried. After all, the staffs of two University of Alabama student publications, Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice magazines, had just been told to their faces Monday that, in essence, their good and hard work didn’t matter and that no one needed to read their stories or opinions. And no farewell editions. UA abruptly shuttered both university-funded outlets*, saying they violated a July 2025 U.S. Attorney General guideline for ho…

University of Alabama suspends magazines focused on Black and women students

The University of Alabama’s decision to suspend two student magazines has sparked criticism and outrage on the campus. Leftist Collective at UA, an organization who describes themselves on social media as “anti-capitalist, anti-racist and feminist,” organized a petition delivery in support of Alice, a magazine aimed at women, and Nineteen Fifty-Six, a magazine focused on Black lifestyle and culture, to Steven Hood, vice president of student life…

Closure of student magazines over DEI latest in press freedom fight

The University of Alabama said its decision to shutter two student-led magazines was based on a Trump administration memo on antidiscrimination laws.

University of Alabama Shuts Down Two Student Magazines

Administrators at the University of Alabama shut down two student-led publications and claimed that a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi required them to censor journalism. On July 29, Bondi issued “non-binding suggestions” for “federal funding recipients to comply with antidiscrimination law.” The intent was to discourage diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, and Bondi specifically stated that “unlawful proxies” could jeopardize fu…