By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Beginning with a banquet in Bessemer on Friday and ending with a church farewell in Birmingham on Sunday, several thousand celebrated the retirement of the Reverend Dr. Tommie L. Lewis, Senior Pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Pratt City after his 42 years of service at the church, […]
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Morgan Price, a Fisk University gymnast, became the first African American gymnast to win the all-around title at the 2024 USAG Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Nationals in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Book bans, curriculum censorship, and attacks on historical narratives in educational institutions threaten the principles of academic freedom and undermine the integrity of our education system, threatening the principles of academic freedom and undermining the integrity of our democracy.
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Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks addressed a town hall meeting in Dundalk, Md. on April 7 to discuss her agenda if elected to the U.S. Congress, including crime and public safety, education, healthcare, and more.
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Sudan is torn by war for a year now, causing widespread atrocities, starvation, and displacement, with the U.N. humanitarian coordination office warning that potentially tens or even hundreds of thousands could die from malnutrition-related causes in coming months.
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