A University of Alabama alumni organization is raising money to support two student publications shut down by the administration last week.
Media Alumni Seeking to Highlight Equity and Diversity said in a statement Sunday the organization has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 to support Nineteen Fifty-Six, a Black lifestyle and culture magazine, and Alice, a women’s magazine.
The funds will go towards helping both magazines independently publish for the spring 2026 semester. It is unknown if the publications will retain their names.
Victor Luckerson, president of Alumni Seeking and a journalist and author, said in a statement alumni and people who care about student journalism should step up to support the publications.
“We have to build infrastructure that allows us to not only survive but thrive at a moment when so many voices are being stifled because of government and university overreach,” Luckerson said. “This is a national issue, but the work starts in our own community.”