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Real Men Read and Mentor Young Boys in Birmingham
The Birmingham Times WBRC Fox 6 anchor Steve Crocker (above) reads to a group of boys from area elementary schools, as part of the 13th annual Real Men Read Program at Miles College on Friday. Dozens of area men and local students gathered inside Miles' Knox-Windham Gymnasium for the event, which
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Source: The Birmingham Times
City Approves $1.3 Million for Yo’ Mama’s Restaurant to Relocate
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $1.3 million incentive for the owners of Birmingham restaurant Yo’ Mama's to relocate to long-unused retail space inside a downtown parking garage. Owners of Yo’ Mama's, which is currently located at
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Source: The Birmingham Times
City of Birmingham Announces 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Policy
www.birminghamal.gov In a letter to city employees this week, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced a 12-week paid parental leave policy. Woodfin said the policy will be available for the “sole purpose of recovering from childbirth, caring for or bonding with the child, or providing support to
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Water Works Customers with Outstanding Bills Urged to Contact the Utility
bwwb.org Birmingham Water Works will resume collections for outstanding customer bills beginning this Wednesday, February 15. Customers are urged to become current with their billing as soon as possible to prevent any service disruptions. Customers with low and moderate incomes are urged to contact
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Alabama, Auburn, UAB all playing tournament basketball in Birmingham this week
The Birmingham Times The NCAA tournament selection committee on Sunday made Alabama a top seed for the first time in the program’s history and the No. 1 overall seed in the entire tournament. Alabama and Auburn are both playing in the NCAA tournament while UAB has accepted an NIT invite. Alabama
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“I’ll Vote On” - The New Journal and Guide
As one writer said, “There are no permanent victories against racism.” There are just permanent interests and consistent struggles. And we are in one
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Department of Education Announces $63 Million in School Grants | BlackPressUSA
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Department of Education announced $63 million in new five-year Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grants to support 42 local educational agencies, non-profits, and other public or private organizations and
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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA
Documentary Being Produced on Hampton's Historic Aberdeen Neighborhood - The New Journal and Guide
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Singer Durand Bernarr to Headline Return of BMA’s Art on The Rocks in Aug.
The Birmingham Times/AL.com Singer and songwriter Durand Bernarr will headline Art on the Rocks, the Birmingham Museum of Art’s annual summer evening cocktail, and concert event. One of the region’s most popular art parties returns Friday, August 4 from 7 to 11 p.m. with music and performances
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Source: The Birmingham Times
2023 college football spring games takeaways: Deion Sanders dazzles in debut at Colorado, Alabama QBs struggle news
Getty Images New eras in college football had been highlighted right through the second one large slate of spring games on Saturday. Several primary groups published new visions in
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Birmingham Airport Gets $6.48 Million for Improvements
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport will receive nearly $6.5 million in federal funding to make improvements to the safety of the airport’s aprons and taxiways. The $6,481,875 is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Won’t Let Resident Who Won a Neighborhood Election Take Office, She Says
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times A resident of Birmingham's Southside community claims she won a neighborhood association election last October but said the city won’t allow her to take office. Camilla Thompson said she was elected as the Glen Iris neighborhood association's vice president
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A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to History
By Michael Sznajderman Alabama News Center This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that took place in Birmingham during 1963 that changed the face of the city, and the world, in the ongoing struggle for equality and human
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Alabama Teens Killed In Crash On Prom Night: Here's Everything We Know - Blavity
Early Saturday morning in Alabama , 18-year-old Samuel Brown and 17-year-old Madison Sims were killed in a car accident after attending the Paul W. Bryant High School prom at Tuscaloosa River Market, AL.com reported. Sims and Brown were pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash at
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Best of Birmingham’s 2023 Pride Parade and Pride Fest [PHOTOS]
The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Pride Parade was held Saturday on Seventh Avenue South and featured several organizations, businesses, community partners followed by Pride Fest on Sunday in Linn Park in downtown Birmingham with drag performers, vendors, food trucks, kids activities, other
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Alabama LGBTQ+ Groups Plan March at State Capitol to Support ‘Freedom of Expression’
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Central Alabama Pride (CAP), a non-profit organization advocating for LGBTQ rights will march with a number of other groups Tuesday in Montgomery to protest bills proposed by Republican-majority Legislature that CAP says criminalizes freedom of
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Anne-Marie Adams, Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk, Dies at 77
The Birmingham Times Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Anne-Marie Adams, who served as clerk from 2000 to 2018 has died. She was 77. A funeral mass celebrating her life is 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, 961 Center Street, Birmingham, with burial in Elmwood
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Birmingham Attorney Eric Guster Donates $50,000 for ASU Business Scholarships
By Hazel Scott/ASU Alabama State University (ASU) alumnus and Birmingham attorney Eric Welch Guster knows the importance of giving back to the community, especially to his alma mater. To follow that passion, Guster has given the gift of access to education by establishing the Eric
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Montgomery Riverboat Brawl: A Cathartic Comedy Of Justice For Black America
The Montgomery incident was not just a mere scuffle; it was a manifestation of a deeply rooted struggle for justice. The post Montgomery Riverboat Brawl: A Cathartic Comedy Of Justice For Black America appeared first on NewsOne.
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Carlee Russell's 'No Kidnapping' Confession Spotlights Alabama Laws As DA, Police Mull Criminal Charges
Carlee Russell's full confession to faking her own kidnapping in Alabama has shifted attention to potential legal ramifications as law enforcement officials meet to discuss her
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Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff: New Mental Health Care Center a ‘Game Changer’
The Birmingham Times State and local leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham which will offer assistance for mental health and substance use disorders. The center will be open 24/7 year-round and features 32 temporary observation beds and 16 extended
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Source: The Birmingham Times
To Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey: The Opposite Of Woke Is Ignorance
Gov. Kay Ivey's war on so-called "wokeness" is aimed at anyone who tries to center equity, the Alabama Institute for Social Justice says.
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How Alabama Dems Helped Warnock win Georgia Senate Runoff
By Bill Barrow and Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming
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Source: The Birmingham Times
$120 Million Cooper Green Mercy Health Clinic Gets One Step Closer
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Jefferson County officials, health, business and education leaders and community members gathered Monday to break ground on a new $120 million clinical services building for Cooper Green Mercy Health Services. The new building, housed on the Sixth Avenue South
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Business Owner Nykki Houston Turns Home Into Self-Care Mini Mall
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson For The Birmingham Times Just outside of Birmingham, in the community of Clay, sits a home with a neatly groom lawn that is quiet on the outside but the hub of several small businesses on the inside. The enterprise comes from the vision of Hueytown native and entrepreneur
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Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King's Side Throughout Often Violent Struggle for Civil Rights - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By GARY FIELDS, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Young’s first thought when he heard the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law was not celebratory. It was strategic. “Where are […]
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America’s Ten ‘Blackest’ Cities Revealed - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent A recent report by the esteemed Brookings Institution revealed that the internal migration patterns of African Americans in the United States […]
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Helena Duncan Named First Black CEO of the Business Council of Alabama
www.bcatoday.org MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced Thursday that Helena Duncan has been selected as the organization’s next President and CEO. Helena Duncan came to BCA in 2020 with over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, primarily at the executive
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Source: The Birmingham Times
Exclusive: Over 100 Confederate Symbols Have Been Removed Or Renamed Since Cops Killed George Floyd
Statues torn down. Schools rechristened. A state flag axed. New data shows that 2020’s anti-racist protests are accelerating America's de-Confederation.
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Alabama’s ‘Culture of Removal’ Takes Toll on Black Students
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com CJ wanted to take his mom to prom. He wanted to have his parents walk him out to the mound on his high school baseball team’s senior night, with college prospects who had courted him throughout the summer in the stands. But after some of his
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