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By Word in Black On the same night Michelle Obama and Kendrick Lamar were celebrated at the 2026 NAACP Image Awards, a reporter for Word In Black quietly made history of her own. On Feb. 23, Anissa Durham won the inaugural Outstanding Literary Work – Journalism award for “On Borrowed Time,” her nine-part investigation into […]
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By Harry Coker Jr. Every February, we pause to celebrate Black History Month—a time to honor the giants upon whose shoulders we stand. Recently, during a visit to the Banneker-Douglas-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, and while walking past the future home of the AARCH African American Heritage Center in Frederick, I was reminded that Black history […]
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday delivered his 2026 State of the Community Address that covered not just progress over the past year but also a candid acknowledgment of the city’s ongoing challenges. Standing beneath the historic rafters inside the downtown Boutwell Auditorium, Woodfin told a room full […]

By Riley Conlon | WVTM NBC13 Joanne Bland, a Selma native and lifelong civil rights activist, has died. She was 72. In a statement released last week, Bland’s family said that she “departed this life surrounded by love,” leaving behind a legacy marked by “strength, grace and unwavering dedication to her family and community.” Family members […]

By Josh Jackson | MLB.com Minor League Baseball is coming back to Rickwood Field this year. The oldest professional ballpark in the United States is set to host a Southern League matchup between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double-A MIA) and the hometown Birmingham Barons (Double-A CWS), the Blue Wahoos announced on Monday. In a tribute […]