Alabama
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Voices: A look back at the personalities who shaped black radio in Birmingham
June is African-American Music Appreciation Month, a time to reflect on the sounds that have influenced a community, evolving over…
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Martin Luther King III headlines Alabama Power’s annual Black History Month event
Martin Luther King III, son of the late civil rights icon, was in Birmingham Wednesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary…
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Why don’t more African Americans become organ donors?
6 February 2017 Image source, Shannon Wright When her daughter, Thalya, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Chantal Onelien’s initial…
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Black History Month Alabama Icons: Richard Arrington Jr.
Black History Month Alabama Icons: Richard Arrington Jr. Throughout February, Alabama NewsCenter is profiling state icons in honor of Black…
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How Racism Flooded Alabama’s Historically Black Shiloh Community
A large detention pond (bottom center) often overflows onto residents’ properties, even in moderate rain. (Photo by Lee Hedgepeth, Inside…
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Birmingham Masonic Temple: ‘Bringing life back to these walls’
Walking through the grand auditorium and other spaces inside the long-closed Masonic Temple on Birmingham’s Fourth Avenue, it’s easy to…
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Historic Fourth Ave. Business District Key Part of Birmingham’s 150-year History
Street scenes at the historic 4th Avenue District in Birmingham. (Joe Songer for The Birmingham Times). By Michael SznajdermanAlabama Newscenter…
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‘I Love Being A Black Woman Business Owner’
Theuda Nmosa Tusajiwe, a seamstress in Birmingham, Alabama, always had a unique style that seemed to turn heads whenever she…
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50 years ago, Van Avery protest marked turning point for Kalamazoo’s black community
KALAMAZOO, MI — Fifty years ago this spring, the The flashpoint: The hiring practices of a longtime pharmacy on Kalamazoo’s…
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Fox News’ Kilmeade makes Fairhope appearance to promote book showcasing Alabama’s Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt
FAIRHOPE — An overflow crowd of Alabama readers came out on December 3 to hear Brian Kilmeade of Fox News…
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