Black young adults are less likely to receive financial assistance from their parents than their White counterparts, due to the racial wealth gap, and this can contribute to the widening of the gap.
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The Biden-Harris Administration is considering a pilot program to waive title insurance requirements for certain qualified homeowners, but this could have negative consequences for low-income and minority communities and could increase risk for little gain.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is working to reduce overdraft and late fees, which are disproportionately harmful to low-income households and people of color, by establishing benchmarks and limiting the amount companies can charge for a late fee.
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times For distinguished tenor Roderick George, Ph.D., who has traveled the world, there’s no place like home. George has performed a wide-ranging concert and operatic repertoire throughout the United States and abroad, and now he will be featured in “Opera Unveiled: A Concert of Greatest Hits.” The show, which […]

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Elias Hendricks III will be one of the featured tenors during next week’s Opera Unveiled: A Concert of Greatest Hits, which will include the Opera Birmingham Chorus, the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and several other artists. The show will be held at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at […]

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times When asked about her dream music collaboration, rising singer-songwriter Tiera Kennedy would always respond, “Beyonce and Dolly Parton.” That dream has become a reality. “Technically, I have collaborated with both now,” Kennedy told The Birmingham Times during a recent interview. “[Beyoncé gave] an up-and-coming artist like me such […]

MATTHEW NORRIS, A SENIOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR AT UAB, WHO GRADUATES THIS MONTH, ON FINDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCARCE WHILE HE WAS GROWING UP IN UGANDA; UAB.EDU, APRIL 15.  

Thunderstorms are another type of natural disaster that is unfortunately normal for our region of the country this time of year. This is why it is important you don’t let this severe weather pattern catch you off guard. It is essential you understand the severity of these types of weather systems. Being prepared is crucial, […]

Black midwives Aiyana Davison and Lodz Joseph-Lemon are calling on Black women to take responsibility for their own health and advocate for their own reproductive justice by getting checked for cervical cancer and trusting their bodies.
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By Alabama Daily News & Alexander Willis Alabama Department of Mental Health Commissioner Kim Boswell announced Friday that her agency had been awarded a $118,000 federal grant to expand telehealth services to the state’s rural communities, […]