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Birmingham Museum of Art: A Portrait of Excellence

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — During a recent visit to the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) downtown, Jonathan Harrell paid close attention to a photograph of a black woman and a child standing…

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A SmARTguide to BMA’s Programs

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) is more than just paintings, sculptures, and exhibits. Programming and education initiatives are also a large part of the institution, located at…

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BMA’s Barbie Exhibit: How Society Views Beauty and Women of Color

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — What has Barbie done for you, and what has Barbie done to you? These are the questions curators at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) want visitors to…

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Harper Tours Urban Farm with State Agriculture Director

CHICAGO DEFENDER — State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently welcomed Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan to Chicago to tour Growing Home, an urban farming organization in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood.

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Ahinoam and David Israel Bring Total Wellness Hub to Bessemer

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Israel and her husband David operate Good Health to be Hail, a total-wellness center that features a café and juice bar serving fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies, organic fruits,…

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Peeking behind the ‘Bluff City Law’ curtain

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — “Bluff City Law” centers around the ofttimes fraught, father-daughter relationship between main characters Elijah and Sidney Strait. Elijah (Jimmy Smits) is a famed civil rights attorney…

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members

CHICAGO CRUSADER — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members were on hand to welcome the statute of their late sorority sister Alice Allison Dunnigan home to her native Russellville, Kentucky on the…

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Pan American Games Athletes Given 12 Months of Probation for Protests Against Racism, Gun Control

WASHINGTON INFORMER — American Pan American Games athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry both protested on stage in Lima, Peru, and were sentenced to 12 months of probation for their actions.…

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Senator Kamala Harris’ Office Invites Middle School and High School Girls to a Day of Civics

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Senator Harris’ recently coined a phase “I’m that little girl” referencing her inner-city upbringing and bussing, recently her West Los Angeles office was filled with young…

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Dr. Andre Perry, author of the upcoming book, ‘Know Your Price,’ talks race, equity, education, economic inclusion

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Andre Perry of the Brookings Institute and the Hechinger Report delved into his research on race and structural inequality, education and economic inclusion during a…

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