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Ramsay High School captures state 6A football championship, first in school history

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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. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., special to The Times)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

For The Birmingham Times

See the 12 notable Alabamians on the 2017 History Calendar

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By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

New venue brings 450 jobs to downtown Birmingham

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The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $1.5 million in financial incentives over eight years and rezoned property to make way for Alabama’s first Topgolf location. (Provided photo)

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

In surprise announcement, State Rep. Oliver Robinson to retire

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Photo courtesy of Oliver Robinson Facebook page

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

Hezekiah Jackson IV builds on legacy of the Birmingham NAACP

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Hezekiah Jackson IV said he’s supportive of the younger generation of activists and hopes they realize the similarities between what they are doing and the NAACP. (Provided photo)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Alabama calendar gives students history lesson

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Autherine Lucy Foster, Charles Eric Lincoln, Vanzetta Penn McPherson and Frederick Reese are among those honored in the 2017 Alabama African-American History Calendar. (Stephonia Taylor Mclinn, special to The Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

What black women need to know about endometrial cancer

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Legendary journalist Gwen Ifill died recently after a short battle with endometrial cancer. It’s a disease that black women, like Ifill, are disproportionately affected by. (PBS)

From Wire Reports

Groups document more than 860 hate incidents since elections

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Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, right, speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday. Cohen, along with, from left, Wade Henderson, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Brenda Abdelall, with Muslim Advocates, and Janet Murguia, the President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, called on President-elect Donald Trump to publicly denounce racism and bigotry. (Susan Walsh, Associated Press)

By Jesse J. Holland

Associated Press