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NAACP ousts its president, cites ‘volatile political, media and social climate’

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In this photo taken March 3, 2017, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks speaks outside the Justice Department in Washington. Sources tell The Associated Press that Brooks will not be returning as the civil rights organization’s leader when his contract expires this summer. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

BY JESSE J. HOLLAND
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ramsay High School juniors to join the best and the brightest at the 2017 National Debate Tournament

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Brooklin Ballard (left) and Shae Thomas, juniors at Ramsay High School, will compete in the 2017 National Speech and Debate Tournament next month in Birmingham. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr./For The Birmingham Times).

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

Wilkerson Middle School students shine during debate about science and politics

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Student debaters, from left, Ja'Marria Hudson, Devin Mincey and Jordan Jackson listen during a debate of politics and science at Wilkerson Middle School in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, May 5, 2017. (Photo by Mark Almond)

By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

From academics to athletics: Highlights from the 2016-2017 Birmingham school year

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Coach Rueben Nelson Jr. cradles the championship trophy and football he received after his Ramsay Rams defeated Opelika 21-16 in Jordan-Hare Stadium to win the Class 6A Alabama High School Athletic Association state football championship on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.

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Birmingham City Schools’ Class of 2017 secures more than $39M in scholarships

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Huffman High's Taelor Allen and Imari Anderson, center are joined by from left, Dr. Sharon Bell, Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring, School Board Member Sandra Brown, School Board President Wardine Alexander and counselor Beverly Hackett. (Chanda Temple/For The Birmingham Times).

By Chanda Temple
Birmingham City Schools

Birmingham Education Foundation, its volunteers reach 4,000 city school students

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J.W. Carpenter does a mock interview with a high school student during the Birmingham Ed Foundation's fourth annual Career Development Conference in March. (Ariel Worthy/The Birmingham Times)

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Mayor Bell delivers $428M fiscal budget to City Council

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(From left) Mayor William Bell and City Council President Johnathan F. Austin

By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times