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Meet the 17-Y.O. Set to Become One of the Nation’s Youngest...
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This 17-year-old will be written down in history as he joins the trailblazing group of the nation’s youngest Black aviators.
Christopher Ballinger will soon be kicking...
Tuskegee University Unveils New Monument Honoring Work to Eradicate Polio
By Gabby Gervais
bhamnow.com
A life-size bronze monument was unveiled at Tuskegee University recently to honor the significant research conducted at Tuskegee Infantile Paralysis Center to...
Meet the Alabama Native Tapped as Stage Designer for TWG 2022
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Lyndell T. McDonald is ready for the World stage.
McDonald, a Montgomery, Ala. native and assistant professor and technical supervisor at...
Attorney Fred Gray, Civil Rights Pioneer, Receives Honorary Degree from University...
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama presented civil rights pioneer and attorney Fred David Gray with an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree during...
Regions Honors Birmingham Attorney J. Mason Davis Jr. For Lifetime Achievement
By Candace Higginbotham
J. Mason Davis Jr. didn’t have to ask to join civic groups around Birmingham, Alabama. That’s because they usually asked him first.
“And...
Bobbie Knight named Permanent President of Miles College
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Bobbie Knight has been named permanent president of Miles College by the school's Board of Trustees. Knight, who had served...
Native American 2nd grader kicked out of class for traditional Mohawk...
It was a banner week for kicking children out of class. Along with Ahmed Mohamed and his homemade clock, a Native American student in...