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Bell, mayors from state’s most populous cities meet to talk challenges

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Alabama mayors from left: Sandy Stimpson (Mobile), William Bell (Birmingham), Walter Maddox (Tuscaloosa) and Todd Strange (Montgomery) met in Birmingham on Monday to exchange ideas on how to improve and resolve issues in their cities. (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Black women and the cigar-smoking culture

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Stixx and Stilettos co-founder Monica Cooper (John Sands)

By Curtis Bunn

Urban News Service

The art of the Artwalk

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Lillie Minnifield using acrylic, oil and fibers incorporated with wood on canvas.

Photos by Stephonia Taylor Mclinn

Democratic VP choice Tim Kaine talks national issues while in Birmingham

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Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine was in Birmingham last Friday and made his one public stop the historic 16th Street Baptist Church. (WBRC video)

By Linda Verin

For The Birmingham Times

Waymond Jackson: Connecting young professional talent with businesses in the Magic City

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Waymond Jackson (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Restoration Academy teacher’s passion for excellence makes him an Alabama Bright Light

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DeZell Plump congratulates a student at Restoration Academy. (Karim Shamshi -Basha/Alabama NewsCenter)

By Karim Shamsi-Basha

Alabama NewsCenter

UAB and local businesses honor a late, inspiring wheelchair user

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David Moultry is the first recipient of the Seth Moates Mobility Program. (Photo courtesy of UAB).

By Bob Shepard

UAB News

Black voters sue over Alabama’s method of electing judges

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A lawsuit filed on behalf of NAACP's Alabama chapter and four black voters in Montgomery federal court argue that Alabama's practice of electing appellate judges by statewide vote violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

By Kim Chandler

Associated Press

The NNPA Launches Historic Black Voter Turnout Project for 2016 Election

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The National Newspaper Publishers Association

By Benjamin Chavis

Pizitz building ready to shape Birmingham’s future as it did the city’s past

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The Pizitz building is nearly ready for its second life as a mixed-use development after a $70 million restoration. (Contributed photo).

By Michael Tomberlin

Alabama NewsCenter