National Caregivers Month is a time to recognize the vital role of family members who provide daily care and compassion to loved ones. Dr. Toni A. Boulware Stackhouse is just one of the millions of caregivers in America.
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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Open Enrollment season is here, offering millions of Americans the opportunity to review or change their health insurance coverage for the upcoming year. It’s one time each year when you can […]
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A veteran and mother of an 8-year-old, Nikalie Monroe launched a TikTok experiment during the government shutdown, posing as an impoverished mom seeking infant formula after SNAP benefits ran out. Her recordings of how various churches responded went viral — and after one compassionate Appalachian church stepped up, it received more than $90,000 in donations from around the world.
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By Shauna Stuart | For The Birmingham Times Janice “Jan Ham” Hamilton has traveled the world to attend jazz festivals: “I just follow the music,” she said. When she’s not globe-trotting, Hamilton can be found at jazz events and venues in and around Birmingham — jam sessions at True Story Brewing, Jazz Happy Hour at […]
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Compiled by Shauna Stuart | For The Birmingham Times Emery Kidd is a Birmingham-area bassist, now in his 40’s, who once played the trumpet in the Birmingham Youth Jazz Ensemble under the tutelage of Jothan Callins and where Daniel Jose Carr and Bernard McQueen also stopped by to give tutorials. Kidd attended the Alabama School […]
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