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Children’s choir gets chance to shine during Gospel Music Workshop

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Hugh Davis teaches the children of the GMWA conference the song "God Made Me." (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

By Ariel Worthy

The Birmingham Times

UAB students given $525K to manage. Here’s how they’re doing.

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Recent members of the Green and Gold Fund include chief economist Matthew Bush and portfolio managers Margot Beerman and Daniel Sanabria. (Steve Wood, UAB Photo)

By Jared Downing

Special to The Times

75 Years After the Tuskegee Airmen First Took Flight, Some Minority Pilots Still Struggle to Fly

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The Legacy Flight Academy this month hosted a two-week camp for students who trained on Moton Field, the same space used by the Tuskegee Airmen 75 years ago. (Provided photos)

Special to The Times

Prosecutors drop all remaining charges in Freddie Gray case

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Marilyn Mosby speaks to press in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/Associated Press)

By Juliet Linderman

Associated Press

Clinton, Dems put gun control at center of convention stage

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Mothers of the Movement (L-R) Maria Hamilton, mother of Dontre Hamilton; Annette Nance-Holt, mother of Blair Holt; Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner; Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland; Lucia McBath, mother of Jordan Davis; Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin; and Cleopatra Pendleton-Cowley, mother of Hadiya Pendleton; Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown and Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; and Lezley McSpadden, Mother of Mike Brown stand on stage prior to delivering remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

By Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey

Associated Press

Real Justice Has No Statute of Limitations

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Hezekiah Jackson

By Hezekiah Jackson IV

Actress who played TV psychic Miss Cleo dies of cancer at 53

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Youree Dell Harris (Associated Press)

By Terry Spencer

Associated Press

Willie Mays statue honors Don Logan, Birmingham Barons

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The new statue of Willie Mays at Birmingham's Regions Field calls attention to his outfield work, in contrast with other statues of Mays that depict his role as a hitter. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr. photos, Alabama NewsCenter)

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Alabama NewsCenter

The Search for Something Suitable

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By Tijuana J. Williams