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American Cancer Society Honors Outstanding Birmingham Volunteer with notable national award

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Special to The Times The American Cancer Society recognized UAB’s Dr. Mona Fouad with the American Cancer Society St. George National Award. The St. George National...

Teresa Thorne: After 18 years as head of CAP she plans...

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times After 18 years as executive director with City Action Partnership (CAP), Teresa Thorne will retire Aug. 5. “I’m going to miss...

Sewell applauds Court’s decision Invalidating N.C.’s Voter ID Law

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Special to The Times U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell released the following statement last week in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit’s...

History students take a walk through Birmingham’s past

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By Charles Buchanan UAB Magazine At Birmingham’s First Presbyterian Church, they sat as the congregation did that day when two African-American women appeared for the holiday...

Birmingham broadcaster builds beguiling model railroad in his home

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By Chad Allen Alabama NewsCenter It’s difficult to devote 40 years to a pursuit without going off the rails. If you’re Roy Wood, it helps if it...

7th Annual District 1 Music & Movie Festival

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Special to The Times The 7th Annual District 1 Music & Movie Festival will be held on Friday, Aug. 5. The festival is hosted by Birmingham...

Distracted Walking – Heads Up Students!

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By Samuetta Drew Summer for Alabama students is quickly coming to a screeching halt. Statewide, students are preparing to return back to school. This means...

Facebook account deactivated as woman posts during standoff

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By Juliet Linderman Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) -- In the midst of a five-hour standoff that turned deadly, Facebook granted an emergency request from the Baltimore...

Hillary Clinton Looks to Build African American Base with Top Staffers

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Contributor As the presidential candidates sprint towards the Nov. 8 election, the Clinton campaign has turned to seasoned, black...

Tweets are latest controversy for Miss Universe organization

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By Michelle Rindels Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Racist language in old tweets from the freshly crowned Miss Teen USA is just the latest controversy...