By Charlize Ramos | CBS42 Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in town Monday to speak with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and community members. Conversations were centered around jobs, infrastructure and how federal money should be spent. Some of that money is tied to a project in the city along Fourth Avenue North. Buttigieg […]
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By Shannon Thomason | UAB News Birmingham children and their families are invited Saturday, March 14, as ArtPlay Community Education presents a free 10th birthday celebration for Vocabby, the taxicab mascot of the Vocabby’s World program. Vocabby’s World is a free community vocabulary program, sponsored by the PNC Foundation, and presented by ArtPlay, part of the University of Alabama at […]
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By Rachel RichardsBaltimore Ravens Public Relations Applications for the 2026 Ravens Youth Sports Grant opened March 3, continuing the organization’s longstanding commitment to strengthening youth athletics across the community. Applications will be accepted from March 3 through April 11, 2026. The grant program supports youth and high school sports programs across a wide range of […]
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The House of Representatives recently reinforced expansive executive authorities by rejecting measures to curb presidential war powers and increase transparency regarding congressional sexual harassment. Black lawmakers warned that these decisions leave the burden of military conflict on a disproportionately represented active-duty force while shielding institutional misconduct from public accountability.
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Maryland leaders toured the Baltimore ICE facility, condemning the inhumane conditions identified even in the absence of detainees. Legislators praised Judge Julie R. Rubin’s March 6 order limiting capacity for detainees at the facility to 55 people and city officials have pledged to protect immigrants by fighting private detention centers.
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