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The Rev. Bill Greason, 99, Birmingham Barons Baseball Great; American Hero

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The Rev. Bill Greason was a premier pitcher on the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, a teammate of a wide-eyed 17-year-old outfielder named Willie Mays. (FILE}

By John Shea

National Baseball Writer

United Way of Central Alabama Launches $10.7 Million Pacesetter Campaign

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Mike Kemp, founder of Kemp Management Solutions (KMS) and Chair of this year’s Pacesetter Campaign. (PROVIDED)

By Ryan Michaels

UWCA

PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS

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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 18: Singer Tank attends Trippin on Sundayz at Uptown Comedy Corner on October 18, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

New Industrial Park in Jefferson County Could Total 4,700 Jobs, Say Officials

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The JCEIDA's JeffMet North is more than 1,000 acres off I-65 and Exit 275. (Photo courtesy of JCEIDA)

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

‘Can a Man Really Be This Nice? I Felt So Special … Right Then I Was Falling Hard for Him’

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BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY

Special to the Birmingham Times

Why Masculinity May Lead Some Men to Suppress Symptoms of Anxiety

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Societal pressure plays a crucial role in men’s mental health by reinforcing traditional masculine ideals that emphasize strength, stoicism and self-reliance.

By Adam Pope

UAB News

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., Civil Rights Leader who Preached Nonviolent Protest, Dies at 95

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Rev. James Lawson, an architect of the nonviolent sit-in protests during the Civil Rights Movement, has died. He was 95. (Associated Press)

By Christopher Weber, Travis Loller and Adrian Sainz

‘Magnificent Matriarch’: Myrna Carter Jackson, 82, Civil Rights Icon, Eulogized in Birmingham

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Myrna Carter Jackson was remembered Saturday for her role in the Birmingham Civil Rights movement who went on to become one of the city’s most visible and prominent activists. (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)

By Barnett Wright

The Birmingham Times

25 New Homes to Help Revive Birmingham’s Fountain Heights Community

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Birmingham Land Bank, area leaders and residents on Friday broke ground on the first of 25 new homes Fountain Heights. (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

The Birmingham Times