Gabrielle Gunter, the now-former editor of Alice Magazine, the University of Alabama publication for women, continued her tour to feed the leftwing outrage machine this weekend.
On Sunday, Gunter appeared on MSNow’s "Politics Nation" with Al Sharpton to express her criticism of the university’s indefinite suspension of Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six, the university’s black magazine. Sharpton called the two publications “the latest victims” of President Donald Trump’s “crackdown on DEI and the press.”
The pair glossed over the fact that the university will instead publish a single, diverse publication intended for all students.
“I do not plan on participating in it. It is honestly offensive to be told that my magazine isn't for everyone, so I don't plan to work on the new magazine, and I know a lot of my staff doesn't plan on it either," Gunter told Sharpton.
SEE: University of Alabama cuts Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six, citing guidance from DOJ's DEI memo
Examples of Alice’s stories for “everyone” from their final issue:
- Butch! You’re Star-Studded which highlights “The fashion of studs, butches and mascs represents queer liberation and pride”
- Moshing Against Misogyny
- Southern Queerness and Resistance
- Pop Princesses and Sex
They’ve also run these stories:
- Abortion Resources for Alabama
- A Love Letter to Queer Love
- Celebrating LGBTQ Brands during Pride Month and Beyond
The recent issues of Nineteen Fifty-Six included these stories:
- Code-switching: “An account of what it is like being Black in the workplace and how not to lose one’s identity.”
- Misogynoir: “The intersection of Blackness and womanhood results in a unique experience of marginalization.”
- The silence and stigma: “The burden of mental health for people of color at a predominantly white institution.”
Every issue of Nineteen Fifty-Six opens with a letter entitled “Dear Black Students.”
"We are planning on producing an Indie publication that has nothing to do with Alice and will be funded by alumni this spring while we fight for the university to reinstate the magazines,” Gunter told Sharpton.
Masthead, an alumni group dedicated to “diversity,” created a fundraiser that has raised $8,455 to date. According to their page $25,000 is needed to publish print magazines in spring 2026.
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