Tag: national
Michael Jordan’s Competitive Drive Victorious at Talladega Superspeedway
By Paul Newberry | AP National Writer
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Suddenly, Michael Jordan's new life seems just as satisfying as his old one. This felt...
FBI Director Christopher Wray in Birmingham for Civil Rights Conference
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FBI Director Christopher Wray summoned the words of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech Monday in Birmingham, Alabama encouraging...
Morgan Price Becomes First HBCU Gymnast to Win National Collegiate Title
By Cara Tabachnick | CBS News
Gymnast Morgan Price became the first athlete from a historically Black college or university team to win a national...
Pete Buttigieg in Birmingham’s Historic Black Business District to Highlight Infrastructure...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate a $14.5 million federal grant to turn Fourth...
City of Birmingham, Local Real Estate Pros Partner to Encourage Homeownership
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham will partner with area real estate professionals on a down payment assistance program...
C-SPAN to Air Documentary by Ramsay High School Students Jacari Dillard,...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
Two students at Ramsay IB High School are second-prize winners in C-SPAN’s national 2024 StudentCam Documentary competition.
Jacari Dillard,...
UAB: Historical Housing Discrimination and Shortfalls in Colon Cancer Treatment Linked
By Jeff Hansen | UAB News
A nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination from 90 years ago still casts a historical shadow...
Louis Gossett Jr., First Black Man to Win Supporting Actor Oscar,...
By BETH HARRIS | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy...
Civil Rights Activist Naomi Barber King, a Sister-In-Law to the Rev....
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ATLANTA (AP) — Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King...
Major Sports Figures Linked to Negro Leagues Tribute at Historic Rickwood...
By Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com
This is an opinion column.
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The latest development around MLB’s game at Rickwood Field is that major sports figures are expected to...
