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When Life Demands It, We Have to Make That Tough Call
Many of us would rather avoid it if we could, but there are times when a tough decision must be…
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Local Program Seeks Support To Send Youth To Ghana
The Afripeace 2025 Youth Peace and Cultural Education Program, a nonprofit dedicated to introducing Black students to African culture, is…
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LA Sparks retire Candace Parker’s jersey
Candace Parker has reached another milestone in her career as WNBA basketball star. On June 29, the LA Sparks retired…
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Birmingham Park & Recreation Identifies 4 Neighborhood Parks for Transformative Upgrades
birminghamal.gov The Birmingham Park & Recreation Board is proud to announce continued progress on several key improvement projects across city…
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Iconic Birmingham Broadcaster Shelley Stewart Joining Legends in the Radio Hall of Fame
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com A long-time Alabama personality and businessman is joining an elite group whose ranks include…
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Sloss.Tech 2025 Organizers, Participants Say Event Highlights Alabama’s Bright Tech Future
By Mark Kelly | Alabama NewsCenter Douglas Watson’s move from Atlanta to Birmingham in 2018 was the result of a…
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Birmingham City Council Approves $1 Sale for Developer to Build Affordable Houses
By Magdala Louissaint | WVTM For only one dollar, a Houston-based developer is taking on the task of building eight…
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T. Marie King’s New Play Imagines a Talk Between MLK Jr. and a Prominent Birmingham Rabbi
By Michael Sznajderman | For The Birmingham Times From frustration emerged the latest creative project from T. Marie King, an…
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2025 World Police and Fire Games End in Birmingham on a Festive Note
The Birmingham Times The 2025 Birmingham Police and Fire World Games concluded Sunday with the United States capturing a total…
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“Revolutionary Grain” photography exhibit
New California Museum exhibit ‘Revolutionary Grain’ preserves radical activism through photography
By Ozola Cody | Solving Sacramento Susanna Lamaina’s “Revolutionary Grain” photography exhibit opened at the California Museum on Saturday, June…
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Youth-Led March At Capitol Highlights Guns’ Toll On Black Communities
Demonstrators, including youth and community leaders, gathered on Capitol Mall to call for an end to gun violence and for…
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OBSERVER Awarded Grant To Expand To Stockton
Observer Staff Report The Sacramento OBSERVER has been selected for a national initiative that will support its planned expansion into…
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Baltimore’s A Taste of Summer offers community and culinary adventure
Baltimore’s “A Taste of Summer” Long Table Dinner Series, founded by Nailah Queen and James Dickey, uses food, fashion and…
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AFRAM 2025 offers star studded line up and fun for the whole family
The AFRAM Festival, a celebration of African-American culture, returned to Baltimore on June 21-22, featuring international artists such as Amerie,…
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Youth-Focused Restore Games Scheduled for July 11 at Birmingham CrossPlex
The Birmingham Times The City of Birmingham and the law enforcement community are gearing up for the Restore Games July…
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Birmingham Opens BOLD Funding Which Has Provided $5.4 Million to Dozens of Local Groups
birminghamal.gov The City of Birmingham on Monday began inviting proposals for its 2026-2027 Building Opportunities for Lasting Development (BOLD) funding…
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Birmingham’s Kenya Buchanan: A Creative Pioneer with a Heart for Giving
By Jordyn Davis | For The Birmingham Times If you were to visit local fashion designer Kenya Buchanan’s website or…
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Dr. James Fisher, Champion For Justice And Inclusion, Passes
Dr. James Adolphus Fisher, a pioneering historian of Black California and advocate for social justice, passed away at 82, leaving…
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Carrousels National Convention Celebrates Sisterhood, Joy In Sacramento
The Carrousels Inc. held their 59th annual national convention in Sacramento, CA, where they celebrated their legacy, made donations to…
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Sac County Approves $8.9B Budget, Authorizes Sheriff Military Equipment
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved an $8.9 billion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, providing funding for the…
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Oakland Post: Week of July 2- 8, 2025
The printed Weekly Edition of the Oakland Post: Week of July 2 - 8, 2025 The post Oakland Post: Week…
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Immigration raids and protests likely to continue this week
Southland communities braced themselves for a third week of immigration enforcement activity while city of Los Angeles officials contemplate suing…
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NYC municipal retirees celebrate end of push toward Medicare Advantage
The city will no longer try to require retired public service workers to use Medicare Advantage for their healthcare. The…
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Sacramento-area food systems weather big cuts in federal funding
By Jennifer Junghans | Solving Sacramento In Yolo County, families and individuals experiencing food insecurity can show up at one…
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“This event underscores the collective effort to prioritize mental health, promote resilience and ensure that all Birmingham residents have access to the tools they need to thrive mentally and physically.”
CRYSTAL MULLEN-JOHNSON, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AND FOUNDER OF NURTURE ALABAMA ON THE UPCOMING FOURTH ANNUAL CITY OF BIRMINGHAM…
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