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Deontay Wilder prepares for Feb. 25 bout in Birmingham, wins legal fight

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Deontay Wilder, shown at Skyy Gym in Northport, does not expect to be knocked out in his upcoming bout with Gerald Washington. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Alabama NewsCenter)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Alabama NewsCenter

#BlackHistoryMonth: Notable Alabamians, Part Five

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Vonetta Flowers became the first person of African descent from any country, male or female, to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

Times staff report

#BlackHistoryMonth: Notable Alabamians, Part Four

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Sylvester Croom Jr. became the first African-American to be named head football coach in the Southeastern Conference.

Times staff report

$150 billion human trafficking industry flows through Birmingham

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Human trafficking is the second most profitable illegal activity in the world, falling behind illegal drug activity, according to Human Rights First, a nonprofit organization that works to promote and protect human rights worldwide. (Adobe stock photo)
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

For three decades she was trafficked on every continent except two

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Kathy Jackson (Provided photo)
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times

UAB prof explains why most in Alabama don’t know human trafficking exists

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Robert Blanton, a professor in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences Department of Government. (Provided photo)

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

Daughter of Alabama voting rights icon on her mother’s role as an unsung hero

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Puntadeleste Bozeman (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times