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President Obama on Colin Kaepernick’s protest: “He’s exercising his constitutional right”

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May after their bilateral meeting in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, alongside the G20 Summit. (Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press)

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

UAB students run clinic for the underserved in downtown Birmingham

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Rachel Daniell takes a medical history for Vicky Willis, a patient who came in to Equal Access Birmingham clinic to get medication. Equal Access Birmingham is a student-run free clinic that provides continuity of care to the medically underserved. The clinic in located in Church of the Reconciler on 2nd Ave North and 14 Street. (Walt Stricklin, special to The Times)

By Nathan Turner Jr.

For the Birmingham Times

Mentors guide others toward careers in biomedicine research

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For more than a year, Morgan Zipperly (left), a UAB M.D./Ph.D. student, has helped mentor undergraduate Maria Onatunde (right) as part of the Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education program. (Provided photo, UAB)

By Jeff Hansen

UAB News

Birmingham City Council, mayor agree on $425M budget for fiscal 2017

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(From left) Mayor William Bell and City Council President Johnathan F. Austin

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

Local women work to make their business pop

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Tanesha Sims-Summers and Tiffany Turner went through the CO.STARTERS program when they began their company, Naughty But Nice A Kettle Corn Co. two years ago. The duo sell their flavored kettle corn at farmers' markets throughout the city. (Kathryn Sesser-Dorné, special to The Times)

By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné

Special to The Times

Max Rykov: An event organizer who combines art and education with his passion for the city

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Max Rykov (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

Marchers support transforming Birmingham Civil District into National Park

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The crowd marches down 16th Street on Sunday, Aug. 28 during the March for Birmingham, an effort to turn the Civil Rights District into a National Park.

Times staff report

BCRI panel discussion: How social media impacts activism

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Kirsten Bryant, left, believes that social media is not the "end all, be all" for activism.

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times