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The Congressional Black Caucus of the 119th Congress held a ceremonial swearing-in for its 62 members, including two new Senators, Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt-Rochester, marking the first time in U.S. history that two African-American women will serve in the United States Senate at the same time.
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Nine upcoming books for Black K-12 students are set to be published in 2025, featuring diverse narratives that celebrate culture, history, and personal growth, empowering students to see themselves reflected and represented in literature.
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Black Girls Code is an organization that aims to empower Black girls and women in technology fields by providing resources, tools, and opportunities, and has successfully launched one million Black girls, women, and gender expansive youth into tech by 2040.
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Mecca Verdell, a local poet and author, stars in Boaz Yakin’s new film “Once Again (For the Very First Time)”, which explores the fusion of battle rap, poetry, and dance, and pays homage to the creative vibrancy of the community.
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The FDA has approved the first new drug in decades to treat chronic schizophrenia, which is effective and has fewer side effects than existing treatments, and could be beneficial to the Black community, where the rate of schizophrenia diagnoses is estimated to be up to five times higher than in the White community.
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Black and Hispanic children benefit from having in school programs directed towards mental health, as they provide a safe space for students to talk about their mental health with trusted adults, reducing stigma and improving academic success.
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Teachers can make report card time a positive and supportive experience for Black students by encouraging open and affirming conversations, setting realistic and personalized goals, providing access to resources and support networks, and fostering a positive growth mindset.
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The FDA has finalized new standards for what food companies can label as “healthy,” requiring products to contain a certain amount of food from one or more food groups and limiting added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat.
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D.C. Superior Court Judge Maurice Ross has scheduled a mediation session for July 8, 2025, between Vita Surgical Group LLC and the District of Columbia, who are suing the plastic surgery organization for violation of local regulations governing health-care facilities and surgical services.
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The final chorus of Auld Lang Syne has been sung, the final glass of champagne has been consumed, the final flight of confetti has landed and the final note from the Countdown Stage has faded. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, 2025 is upon us with all of its hopes and dreams as well as its uncertainties.

The 2025 OneLegacy Donate Life Rose Parade float was designed by Charles Meier and built by Artistic Entertainment Services (AES). 

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A total of around 60 people from both Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona planned and prepared the float for nearly a year, testing the mechanics and materials used and planning the elaborate floral decoration, according to Cal Poly. There were about 200 students from each school who put the finishing touches.

The Army kicked off its 250th birthday celebration at the 136th Tournament of Roses Parade, where its “This We’ll Defend: 250 Years of Service” float highlighting various eras of Army history rolled through Pasadena.

Paced by a dynamic passing attack from Justin Herbert and a career-receiving day from Quentin Johnston, Chargers race past the Las Vegas Raiders on the road to clinch the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.

This year’s ROSE BOWL Hallo of Fame Class brought out some of the best with offense and class. Head coach  Mark Dantonio, LaMichael James, and Reggie Bush led their teams in different ways.

Bille Jean King was a former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women’s doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles.

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times When Samuel L. Perry Sr. took a housekeeping job at Southern Research in Birmingham as a 21-year-old, he never imagined he’d spend his entire career there. That was 50 years ago. “I had no idea that I would stay around here this long,” he said during an Employee […]

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. | For The Birmingham Times Chris Goode acknowledged that football is nearly a family business. The Town Creek, Alabama, native is part of the Goode family that produced gridiron stars at the University of Alabama and in the National Football League. “All of us played,” said Goode, who was announced today […]

By Chanda Temple | www.chandatempleswrites.com As Birmingham’s popular Yo Mama’s, a 10-year-old restaurant, prepared to open in a new and larger space downtown, co-owner Denise Peterson wore a T-shirt that says, “Imma Overcomer.” Walking through the new 5,500-plus foot space, which is a huge shift from the 1,300 square foot original location, Denise, who runs the eatery […]

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times RODNEY AND CONDA KEEBLER Live: Gardendale Married: Oct. 18, 2003 Met: Late January, 2002. Conda, age 22 at the time, first saw Rodney as he sat in the pulpit at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Pratt City. “I looked up on the pulpit and he just […]

By Scott Turner  Home sales rebounded in the Huntsville area in 2024 after a couple of years of decline. Look for that trend to continue in 2025, according to area realtors and real estate analysts.

Growth. Traffic. Crowds everywhere you go. We all – myself included – find ourselves complaining about one or all of these situations that have been thrust upon us because of the growth in Huntsville, Madison […]

by Josh Moon Donald Trump is going to get away with a coup attempt, and Democrats can only blame themselves.  Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday effectively brought to a close two different federal investigations […]

Sam Shade Takes the Helm at Alabama A&M FOOTBALL AS HEAD COACH: A Proven Winner Ready to Build Alabama A&M University has officially welcomed Sam Shade as its new head football coach, which has energized […]

THE HILL | The more things are, the more they stay the same. The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team had four players in double figures and got a clutch 3-pointer late by Bilal Abdur-Rahman as the Bulldogs […]

THE HILL | Three Alabama A&M women’s basketball student-athletes earned Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) weekly awards over the past two weeks of competition. In the seventh week of play, senior guard Kalia Walker earned SWAC Player of the […]

THE HILL | Alisha Wilson scored her 1000th career point as the Bulldogs topped the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions 66-52 on Saturday afternoon. Alabama A&M is now 2-0 in the opening weekend of […]

NEWS RELEASE The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter is pleased to announce that the 66th Annual Debutante Presentation and Ball will be held February 21, 2025, 7:00 PM at the Von […]

NEWS RELEASE The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and other social justice organizations had a press conference to remember the anniversary of the insurrection attack on the nation’s capital on Monday, January 6, 2025, […]

By Roy S. Johnson  This is an opinion column. It’s a grade-school lesson many of us learned long ago, an oft-repeated colloquialism that’s circulated for decades: Don’t assume. Why? Because it makes us all look like […]

Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking him questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing.

Baltimore, a city long synonymous with high crime rates, is experiencing a transformation that deserves national recognition. In 2024, homicides in the city dropped by an impressive 23% compared to the previous year and a staggering 40% compared to two years ago. These statistics mark a sharp departure from the past and are a testament to the city’s renewed approach to tackling violence at its roots. At the forefront of this change is Mayor Brandon Scott’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS)—an innovative program that places an emphasis on community engagement and targeted resource allocation for those most at risk of committing or becoming victims of violent crime.