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Lavell Crawford, lost weight, not sense of humor

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Lavell Crawford (Provided Photo)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Widely anticipated ‘Arts, Beats and Lyrics’ art show packs Art Museum

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Before opening the doors to the public ABL curator Dwight " Dubelyoo" Wright( pictured above) gave media a private tour of the premises. Wright stands in front of his own exhibit.

 

 

Before opening the doors to the public ABL curator Dwight " Dubelyoo" Wright( pictured above) gave media a private tour of the premises. Wright stands in front of his own exhibit.
Before opening the doors to the public ABL curator Dwight ” Dubelyoo” Wright gave media a private tour of the premises. Wright stands in front of his own exhibit.

 

By Je’Don Holloway Talley

For The Birmingham Times

As membership grew for Restoration Academy Chorale, so did the tributes

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Restoration Academcy’s chorale primarily sings sacred choral music, but also has gospel, secular songs, and even jazz in its repertoire. (Geoff Sciacca/photo)

 

 

DeZella Plump is the director of the Restoration Chorale
DeZell Plump is the director of the Restoration Chorale (Geoff Sciacca/photo)

 

 

By Rubin E. Grant

Special to The Times

 

Get Out makes over $100 million at box office

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Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out." (Universal Pictures)
Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out." (Universal Pictures)
Daniel Kaluuya in “Get Out.” (Universal Pictures)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Q&A: Black SGA president discusses white support at Alabama

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Jared Hunter, center, and his campaign staff react to his election as student body president at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Originally from Wetumpka, Ala., Hunter is the first black student to win the position with the backing of a secretive group called The Machine, which is composed of the school's most prestigious, historically white fraternities and sororities (Jacob Arthur/Alabama Crimson White via AP)
Jared Hunter, center, and his campaign staff react to his election as student body president at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Originally from Wetumpka, Ala., Hunter is the first black student to win the position with the backing of a secretive group called The Machine, which is composed of the school’s most prestigious, historically white fraternities and sororities (Jacob Arthur/Alabama Crimson White via AP)

By JAY REEVES

Associated Press

Harvard Law Review elects its first black woman as president

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ImeIme Umana is the Harvard Law Review's first black woman president. (COURTESY PHOTO)
ImeIme Umana is the Harvard Law Review's first black woman president. (COURTESY PHOTO)
ImeIme Umana is the Harvard Law Review’s first black woman president. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Shaquille O’Neal brings smiles, laughter at Alabama Boy Scouts luncheon

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Shaquille O'Neal, left, poses with a gift from the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which Jeff Speegle presented to him. (Michael Tomberlin, Alabama NewsCenter)

By Michael Tomberlin

Alabama NewsCenter

Inside the Birmingham Islamic Center with more than 1,000 other visitors

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Visitors listen to a Introduction to Islam question and answer session in the mosque. The Hoover Crescent Islamic Center held and open house Sunday February 26, 2017 in Hoover, Alabama. (Frank Couch / The Birmingham Times )

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

18-year-old UAB researcher working to make her own antibiotic and pesticide

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Rowan El-Qishawi, 18, has already been acknowledged nationally for her scientific work. She wants to help dispel several misconceptions about Islam. (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times