Tag: US
Minority-Owned Startup Firm to Create Dozens of Jobs in Birmingham (AL)
By Jerry Underwood
Made In Alabama
A veteran and minority-owned company plans to create 30 jobs at its Birmingham production facility, which is expected to begin...
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Alabama Republicans Reject 2nd Majority Black District
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater...
Meet the UAB Scholar and Award-Winning Bodybuilder
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Vrushabh Patel, who’s pursuing his master’s degree in kinesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), won three awards...
Holiday Season Routinely Sees Rise in Human Trafficking
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Federal prosecutors said the fight against human trafficking, a crime that harms some of the most vulnerable...
Abdul K. Kallon Resigns as Federal Judge for Northern District of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Abdul K. Kallon, a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, has resigned....
U.S. military accused of telling soldiers to overlook Afghan abuse of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-YGRmAG1Sw
(CNN)The two U.S. soldiers say they used physical force to drive home their message to the Afghan police commander who had been sexually abusing...
A Reminder to Cuba: Still the US Is Not Your Friend
By
James Strong
Advice is like applesauce. It tastes sweet to the tongue at first, but then dissolves into a tasteless afterthought.
Consequently, the statement by US...
Discipline Us Dance Company Announces Back to School Classes
{Atlanta, GA August 24th, 2015} It’s “Back to School” season and class is now in session. One class in particular, Discipline Us Dance Company, is...
FCA US Powers STEM Pipeline with Diverse Talent
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. /PRNewswire/ -- FCA US LLC has been named a "Top Supporter" of engineering programs at the nation's Historically Black Colleges and...
Making Certain Every Child Achieves
Marc H. Morial
President and CEO
National Urban League
By passing this bill, we bridge the gap between helplessness and hope for more than 5 million educationally...