Tag: Race
Supreme Court Won’t Revisit Alabama Voting Map That Gives Blacks Greater...
BY MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to...
Birmingham Attorneys React to Supreme Court’s End to Race-Conscious Admissions
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-area attorneys on Thursday said they were not surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard...
Motown Legend Smokey Robinson: “I resent being called African American”
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Legendary singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson has come under fire – at least on social media...
NASCAR’s Bubba Wallace Makes History at Talladega
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
An opportune caution and a sudden rain shower helped make Bubba Wallace the second Black driver ever to win a...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin cruises to second term with 64% of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Randall Woodfin, elected four years ago as Birmingham’s youngest mayor in more than a century, on Tuesday cruised to a...
T. Marie King on ways for parents to talk race with...
By Richard Friedman
Southern Jewish Life
As our national temperature continues to rise over racial issues, the Levite Jewish Community Center (LJCC) recently hosted a Zoom seminar...
Birmingham’s Perspective on Religious Divides
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Blacks and whites from around the metro area gathered for a conversation on race and religion at Sixteenth Street Baptist...
Income, Race Disparities Persist in Higher Education Opportunities
By Tiffany Pennamon
Diverse Education
While the United States has made progress in increasing postsecondary attainment, data trends show that there are still persisting inequalities in...
Sickle Cell Patients Suffer Discrimination, Poor Care — And Shorter Lives
By Jenny Gold
Kaiser Health News
NeDina Brocks-Capla sits in her kitchen in San Francisco. Her son Kareem Jones died at age 36 from sickle cell...
New University of Alabama diversity chief sets goals
The Associated Press
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — G. Christine Taylor, the University of Alabama’s vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion, is...
