Community

Urban Ministry Tackles West End Community Needs

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — A visit to Urban Ministry proves to be equally eventful and heartwarming. It’s lunchtime and the cafeteria is packed. The aroma of home-cooked meats and fresh vegetables billows through the…

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OP-ED: A Fool’s Folly

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Perhaps the president and those who help him to shape his immigration policy might consult with people such as the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who…

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From Marva with Love: Clydric Gales

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On From Marva with Love I interviewed a young man, Clydric Gales, from Louisiana. Clydric was raised by his father and maternal grandmother. His mother went to…

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Memphis native adds to ‘Hicksters’ and its healing-through-laughter focus

NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Jeremy Steven Walker, a rising Hollywood star, is taking on the big leagues by learning to master the creative arts while wearing multiple hats in the…

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New A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubhouse Nears Completion

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — For more than 50 years, the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club has been serving youths from Bessemer and Birmingham’s west side. But now may be the most exciting time…

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Portland ‘Blackout’: Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week Returns

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Originally, Portland resident Bertha Pearl brought the first iteration of ‘Black Restaurant Days’ to Portland after reading about a similar initiative underway in San Francisco. After expanding…

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COMMENTARY: Mental Health Awareness Matters

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It can become a bigger issue when it’s affecting your everyday life and you believe what you’re feeling is true. Anxiety, bi-polar disorder, depression, eating disorders, PTSD,…

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Discussion Spotlights Vagaries of the Criminal Justice System and Media Complicity

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On a recent afternoon, a distinguished group of panelists spent almost two hours in a conversation exploring the Central Park Five case, the public furor, the effects…

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After Five Years, NY Police Officer Who Chokes Eric Garner to Death on Video is Finally Fired

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In his August 19 announcement, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said he expects rank and file officers to be upset with him for firing Pantaleo. "If I was…

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Another Black Man Targeted, Tasered and Beaten by Police

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Slightly before midnight on the evening of July 6th, an unarmed Black man, Kedrick Crawford, 45, is seen on camera being unsuspectingly and undeservedly assaulted by Baytown…

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