A panel of Parker High School graduates will honor the school’s legacy on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in a discussion at UAB’s Hill Student Center Ballroom. (Provided photo)
In this June 16, 2015, file photo, East African Muslim girls practice basketball in their new uniforms in Minneapolis. International basketball competitions could have players wearing religious headgear including hijabs and yarmulkes soon. Leaders of basketball’s governing body “issued a mandate” at their recent meeting for its playing rules committee to come forward with a proposal for headgear to be worn safely by athletes in competition, with the goal of approving the change at its meeting in May. FIBA announced the decision earlier this week. (Jim Mone, Associated Press, File)
ESPN's flagship "SportsCenter" franchise will take on a younger, hipper face as Michael Smith and Jemele Hill of "His & Hers" take over the early edition. (ESPN photo)
(From left) George Curry, Rickey Smiley, Don Logan. They will be honored for their achievements during the Foundation for Progress in Journalism's Second Annual Medal of Honor Awards Reception at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Concert Hall.