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Islamic, Jewish, Christian groups express solidarity in wake of threats

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The Levite Jewish Community Center on Montclair Road has received three bomb threats this year. (Levite Jewish Community Center photo)

Times staff report

Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. to paint city pink and green at upcoming South Eastern Regional Conference

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AKA South Eastern Region members support the sorority’s One Million Backpacks initiative. Members will donate and distribute one million backpacks and related school supplies to students over a four-year period through the end of 2018. (Provided photo)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

J. Anthony Brown goes into detail about his departure from The Tom Joyner Show

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J. Anthony Brown will performat The StarDome Friday through Sunday.

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

How local legend Shelley Stewart survived childhood tragedy to become a renowned exec

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Shelley Stewart (Provided photo)

Special to The Times

Why Aug. 22nd in Birmingham is more important than Donald Trump’s lies

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Dr. Jesse Lewis, Sr.

Dr. Jesse Lewis, Sr. 

UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball draws celebrities, civic leaders, dignitaries

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Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Cheri Wilson, Birmingham Area UNCF, and Dr. Micheal Lomax, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund of the United States. (Provided photo)

Times staff report

Birmingham Salvation Army’s $25 million campus is taking shape

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Salvation Army of Birmingham Maj. Bob Parker at the agency's new 4-acre campus under construction off Finley Avenue. (Contributed photo)

By Protective Life News

First all-black relay team to win Mercedes Marathon now training for 36-hour race in Tennessee

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From left: Eric Thomas, Walter McCord and Gideon Waithera holding their trophies from the Mercedes Marathon. (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

2017 Birmingham Black Restaurant Week underway

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Birmingham Black Restaurant Week is a dining opportunity for black-owned restaurants and eateries to offer deals from their signature menus all while bringing in new customers and raising awareness.

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$1.4 million grant to UAB School of Nursing breaks down barriers to healthcare

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The Birmingham Public Library will host a free, one-hour training session, “Creating Sustainable Health Programs for Under-Resourced Communities” Wednesday April 9, on Zoom. (File)

By Adam Pope

UAB News