Civil rights groups furious in opposition to Jeff Sessions nod for U.S. Attorney General

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Birmingham Times

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November 27, 2016

jeffsessions_gskidmore_web120 — Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) speaks at an event in Washington, D.C. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

By Lauren Victoria Burke

NNPA Newswire

First lady kicks off Obamas’ final White House Christmas

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Birmingham Times

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November 26, 2016

Michelle Obama, Austin Robinson, Aaron Robinson, Mary Vander Velden, Dave Vander Velden — First lady Michelle Obama, right, acompanied by nephews Aaron, left, and Austin Robinson, and growers Mary and Dave Vander Velden, of Oconto, Wis., gestures as she receives the Official White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. The Balsam-Veitch fir is 19 feet tall and 12 feet wide. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By Darlene Superville

Associated Press

Judge: Defendant competent to stand trial in church shooting

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Birmingham Times

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November 25, 2016

Charleston Church Shooting — Dylann Roof

By Jeffrey Collins

Associated Press

How Lawson State’s renowned robotics program trains Alabama’s workforce

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

Lawson State demonstration — Rich Raymond (right), industrial electronics instructor at the Bessemer campus of Lawson State Community College, demonstrates some of the tasks performed using robotics in the class. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., special to The Times)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

For The Birmingham Times

Birmingham-area middle, high school students driven to succeed during Robotics Marathon

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

Teens Engineer Birmingham — Teens Engineer Birmingham, an after school program held their first Robotics Marathon Weekend at the Birmingham Public Library that culminated with a robotics competition (Frank Couch, special to The Times)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

For The Birmingham Times

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton receives BCRI’s Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

Sephira Bailey; Doug Jones; BCRI Board Chairman; Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell; Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Recipient of The Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards; Odessa Woolfolk, Chairman Award; Birmingham Mayor William Bell and Andrea L. Taylor, President and CEO of the BCRI. (Stephonia Taylor Mclinn, special to The Times)

Story by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn and Solomon Crenshaw Jr

The Birmingham Times

Birmingham Waters Works Board approves 3-year contract with law firm, draws ire of member

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

bwwb_pix — The Birmingham Water Works Board. (File photo)

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

Green Acres Middle to receive a $1.49M grant to improve school

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

greenacres_pix2 — An instructor at Green Acres works with students with a set of laptops being used in class. A new grant will now help the school buy laptops for every class. (Chanda Temple, provided photos)

By Chanda Temple

Birmingham City Schools

Teaching young adults to prevent and end homelessness

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

diamond_pix3 — Youth Towers, Inc. founder and executive director Alice Westery, with husband Jarvis, Sr. (Provided photo)

By Carla P. Kennedy-Mboumba

Special to The Times

Alabama NAACP: Don’t shop on Black Friday; be aware of Jeff Sessions

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Birmingham Times

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November 23, 2016

naacp_pix — Alabama NAACP president (yellow jacket) Bernard Simelton encouraged citizens to not shop on Black Friday and expressed concerned about Sen. Jeff Sessions as the U.S. Attorney General. (Monique Jones, The Birmingham Times)

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

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