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Students Gather in Birmingham for Summit on Violence Prevention

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times On Saturday, dozens of students from across Jefferson County gathered at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham for a Community Teen...

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...

The Morgan Project Hosts Conflict and Courage Workshop in Birmingham

By Nicole S. Daniel Birmingham Times Dr. Martha Bouyer, minister, former classroom teacher and social studies supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, this week led a Conflict...

From Alabama to Liberia: Auburn University Students Make Impact, Gain Life-Changing...

By Neal Reid Auburn University More than 5,000 miles from “the loveliest village on the Plains,” Brittany Branyon had a life-changing moment only dreamed about by...

Macy’s Launches New Collection Inspired by Divine Nine Sororities

By Savannah Taylor www.ebony.com Many can relate to the struggle of trying to find the right outfit and being unable to find the right fit or...

Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post

By Christopher Rugaber Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making...

Lawson State Baseball Team Adopts Young Brain Tumor Patient

lawsonstate.edu Lawson State Community College on Saturday adopted the newest members of the Cougars baseball program, brothers Joseph and Colton Nelson. Joseph is five-years-old and...

Nation’s First Black Cardinal Speaks at Mass in Queens, NY

Thalia Perez CBSNewYork NEW YORK — A Black History Month event took place at a Catholic church in Queens on Sunday, with the first African-American cardinal in the country. It was standing room only...

A conversation on historical memory and rethinking Black history

by Brianna Hoge In honor of Black History Month, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Paulette Patterson Dilworth, Ph.D., vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,...

Erin Jackson of US 1st Black Woman to Win Speedskating Gold

By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really...

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