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People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu

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BY GWEN DERU

Miles College, area schools devastated by loss of Upward Bound program

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By Kyoka Akers
For The Birmingham Times

Obama tears into GOP over healthcare replacement bill

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In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Dismayed by the Trump administration’s first days, Barack Obama's loyalists, former aides and even his spokesman speaking out and even actively resisting the new American leader. It’s a warning to President Donald Trump that his actions won’t go unchallenged by those who occupied the White House before him. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press, File)

By Trenisha Wiggins
The Birmingham Times

Birmingham could be first stop for Bill Cosby town hall meetings

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Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. Matt Rourke / AP

By Lynn Elber
Associated Press

Motorcycle clubs in Birmingham get a handle on community outreach

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No. 1 Stunna members Snow ( left) and Swiss Miss ( right) perform a burnout. By spinning their tires against each other, the friction causes them to smoke. Reginald Allen, for the Birmingham Times.

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

From Stop the Violence rides to blessing bikes, club members build goodwill

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Members circle and pray before they mount up and ride. The Tru Riders Motorcycle Club met for a ride to Tuskegee, Alabama Saturday June 3, 2017 from their clubhouse in Birmingham. (Frank Couch / The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

Tommie “Slim” Essex is president of #1 Stunnas Motorsports Club. And he serves drinks.

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Tommie "Slim" Essex is the current president of the #1 Stunnas. (Ariel Worthy)

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times