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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Just look around and it’ll hit you right in the face. You can easily see that people are eager to celebrate something. Holidays...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson I was recently traveling through downtown Birmingham and this thought occurred to me – things are coming back. Activity is bubbling up...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Thanksgiving is usually a holiday where people from different households gather, laugh, and have fun as they feast over a large...

By Crystal Mullen-Johnson The Movember Foundation oversees charity events revolving around men’s health and for the month of November there is a special spotlight on...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson We still have reason to give thanks. I recognize that, at times, life seems unfair. Let’s just go ahead and put that...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson As Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) comes to an end we need to be mindful of ways to protect our youngest domestic...

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. I congratulate New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams. He will be a strong new mayor of our nation’s...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Last week’s article was the first in a series of safety articles reviewing the latest scientific and medical communities' concerns about...

Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson Celebrations of freedom for the 4th of July take on a brand-new meaning this year. Alabama, and America for that matter, continue to open...

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson There was a time I’d spend hours reading. I could grab a good book and get lost in its pages, words and...