Tag: american
Rep. Terri Sewell, With President Biden in Atlanta, to Defend the...
The Birmingham Times
Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, one of the leading advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, was in Atlanta on...
Here’s How to Celebrate Kwanzaa in Birmingham
By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
Clarence Muhammad has spent the past few days putting the final touches on this year’s series of Kwanzaa celebrations throughout the...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes $100M gift to Barack Obama Foundation
By Haleluya Hadero
AP Business Writer
Former President Barack Obama’s foundation said Monday it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that...
2021 Veteran’s Day Celebrated in Birmingham, AL
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Major George Bowman, Retired United States Army Veteran and Cameron Marzette, the Army National Guard's 20th Special Forces Group, may be separated by...
UAB Part of $3M Award to Better Treat Lupus in Black...
by Jeff Hansen
Lupus, an autoimmune disease that can attack any part of the body, can be confounding because patients often respond differently to the same...
Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama’s racial violence in new...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Memorial, a play written by Birmingham native Quinton Cockrell, will highlight the “racial violence in Alabama” with its debut at...
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church This Week Observes 58th Year Since...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back but pressing forward, the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will commemorate the 58th Memorial Observance of the church...
Tuskegee’s ‘Cleve’ Abbott dominated like no other coach in Alabama
By Bob Blalock
Alabama NewsCenter
University of Alabama coach Nick Saban completed a decade of dominance in college football this past January when his Crimson Tide team demolished Ohio...
These programs can help pay your utility bills and lower your...
By Dennis Washington
If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and...
Opinion: Supporting President Biden’s Jobs Plans Means Supporting Schools
By Gaynell Hendricks
I support President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan. This plan, as constituted, makes some investments in three areas that directly affect schools....