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HBCU Weekend Roundup: Miles College Takes Potent Offense On The Road

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Edwin Kleinpeter played extremely well in Miles's 55-14 victory over Clark Atlanta last week completing 15-of-20 passes for 260 yards and four touchdowns. (MILES COLLEGE)

By Donald Hunt

Special to the Birmingham Times

State Rep. John Rogers Indicted on Federal Charges

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The indictment says State Rep. John Rogers, 82, attempted to bribe someone to lie to federal investigators about a federal kickback scheme in exchange for receiving public funding for the person’s nonprofit organization. (FILE)
AL.com

The Demise of Birmingham’s Once Powerful Neighborhood Associations

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New Birmingham City Council member Josh Vasa has launched an online “Resident Priority Survey” that will close on Jan. 25. (File)
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times

East Birmingham: Woodlawn Recognized as Among the Best in the Nation

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Jason Avery, President of the Woodlawn Neighborhood Association and President of the Woodlawn community advisory committee (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times

West Birmingham: Bush Hills Builds Healthier Community With Area Partners

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Joanice Thompson, President of Bush Hills Connections, a nonprofit organization to pool resources and forge partnerships to benefit their neighborhood. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times

Future of ‘Model’ YMCAs Being Built in Birmingham’s Northeast Community

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Children from the after school care program at the Northeast YMCA join in on the groundbreaking last September as part of the revitalization effort in Roebuck. (File)
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times

Redrawn Alabama Voting Maps to Be Considered Oct. 3

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The redrawing of the state’s districts follows a June decision by the Supreme Court in which the state’s congressional map that was drawn to reflect 2020 census results was found to dilute the voting power of the state’s Black residents. (FILE)
BY MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press

Dr. Kenya L. Goodson: Alabama’s History-Making Environmentalist

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A Tuscaloosa native, Kenya Goodson was raised in the city’s West End, a majority Black community just minutes from the campus of Stillman College and the UA. (PROVIDED)
By Sym Posey
For The Birmingham Times

Emergency Preparedness for Seniors

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By Samuetta Hill Drew

People, Places and Things

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HARDY, Country Artist and Songwriter perform at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday Night Concert) (billboard.com)
GWEN DERU