Tag: covid
Drew: New CDC Travel Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People
By Samuetta Hill Drew
As the saying goes “Spring has Sprung” and the weather is becoming sunny, bright, and warm with the unfortunate occasional spring...
Rep. Sewell: ‘Critical funding’ coming to Birmingham ($148M) and Jeffco ($127M)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Help has arrived.
That was a message U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell delivered during several stops around the Birmingham metro area...
Jefferson County Commission allocates $1M for rental, utility assistance
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The Jefferson County Commission has allocated $1 million dollars to the Urban League and Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO) to be administrators...
Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER
AP NEWS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting...
AP Source: NFL To Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem
By ROB MAADDI
AP Pro Football Writer
“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” will be performed live or played before “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to each NFL...
Suicide in Black Children Once Unheard Of. Not Any More
In 2016, a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5 to 12 years old were two times...