By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, […]
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By Bria Overs, Word in Black For some borrowers nationwide, student loan payments may soon be a thing of the past. That’s because recently, the Supreme Court declined to block […]
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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Brenda Lovelady Spahn, founder/executive director of The Lovelady Center in Birmingham, remembers when staff had to “glue together the broken pieces” of the building that is home to women formerly incarcerated, released on parole or seeking to break the cycle of poverty. On Monday, the center received $2 […]
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cocacolaunited.com Two Birmingham-area students were among 11 high school seniors from Coca-Cola UNITED’s local bottling territories part of the 2023 class of Coca-Cola Scholars, each of whom will receive a $20,000 college scholarship. Eshika Kudaravalli, of Hoover High School, Hoover, Alabama and Sophia Li, of Mountain Brook High School, Mountain Brook, Alabama were among a total […]
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thesiac.com Miles headlined the 2023 Men’s Golf SIAC Team with Phillip Darst named the 2023 SIAC Player of the Year alongside Jerris Baker who earned the SIAC Freshman of the Year. Miles College’s Leonard Smoot captured SIAC Coach of the Year honors. The All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player, Freshman, and Coach of the Year were […]
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