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Symbolic Honor Is Hollow Without Moral Courage

The Frederick Douglass Press Gallery was dedicated in the House of Representatives on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, but the honor was overshadowed by the hypocrisy of celebrating Douglass while ignoring the racist rhetoric and imagery of Donald Trump.
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Meet David and Cynthia Hobdy.: Birmingham Judge-and-Doctor Couple on Blessings and Lessons of a Loving Marriage

By Je’Don Holloway-Talley | Special to the Birmingham Times (Second of Three Parts) This Valentine’s Day, The Birmingham Times steps into the chambers of justice and the corridors of care to celebrate three extraordinary marriages where love lives at the intersection of duty and devotion. We shine a light on the relationships of three area […]

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House Renames Press Gallery after Frederick Douglass in Bipartisan Recognition of Black History

By Matt Brown | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The renaming of the press gallery, spearheaded by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., was conceived over the last year after […]

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