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28/02/2024

Kenya Staples, owner of Dear Sunday Skincare is collaborating with other Black women business owners to increase accessibility to mental health and wellness products.

07/12/2023

Thanks to a provision in state law, at least a quarter of the awardees in all but one category (integrated facility) must be at least 51% minority-owned. One CEO says the requirement "reflects a commitment to inclusive economic growth" in the booming industry.

07/12/2023

Onward.

Ezekiel “Zeke” Hameen, the noted Birmingham chef and restauranteur known for LaVase Fine Foods and Z’s Restaurant, died on Dec. 1. He was 89.

04/12/2023

Will Alabama do right from the start as this nascent industry booms?

Thanks to a provision in state law, at least a quarter of the awardees in all but one category (integrated facility) must be at least 51% minority-owned. One CEO says the requirement "reflects a commitment to inclusive economic growth" in the booming industry.

15/10/2023

Members recently traveled to the nation's capital to be honored along with other National Heritage Fellowship recipients.

08/10/2023

Long a monument to Jim Crow, a historic building as reopened with a new mission.

18/08/2023

A young filmmaker with roots in Mobile is planning a new chapter for the beloved downtown theater.

10/07/2023

Richardson, a certified yoga teacher since 2017, has found a way to practice without being so alone, bringing yoga to communities across the city of Birmingham.

10/07/2023

Football player Anfernee Jennings continues to be a rock for his community.

08/07/2023

The alum and NBA Hall of Famer said he will rewrite the terms of a $5 million bequeathment in wake of ruling.

08/07/2023

As a young child, she refused to step aside when whites walked past. As an adult, she joined other young people who risked their lives to end segregation in interstate bus travel in the South.

08/07/2023

The stories of many Clotilda survivors have been lost, and there's still a community to rebuild and elevate.

19/06/2023

A.G. Gaston, the grandson of formerly enslaved people, became a business magnate with properties including the A.G. Gaston Motel

19/06/2023

The minister killed in a south Alabama car collision Saturday 'loved building up people'

17/05/2023

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Weekend of events being presented by organizers of Dora Franklin Finley African American Heritage Trail.

02/05/2023

Childhood friendships are like an anchor keeping you steady through the storms.

"I think a lot of time in places like Mobile, parents think their kids can’t do blah-blah-blah because that’s not what happens here," says Bell. "And I hope people use me and Nora as examples."

28/04/2023

Bravo!

“This is my city. I live here,’’ Michaela Kelley said. “I’m going to make sure I do everything I can to make the citizens safer.”

25/04/2023

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Catherine Flowers joins figures like Drew Barrymore, Brittney Griner and Mitch McConnell on this year's list.

13/03/2023

Jason Max Ferdinand's musical journey from the Caribbean to Coldplay.

04/03/2023

Lonnie Johnson, a Mobile native, to speak at University of South Alabama commencement

02/01/2023

Randall Miller has added a landmark that will be a part of Selma for an eternity.

09/12/2022

Bravo.

B.C. Rain’s band has its challenges – their uniforms are older than the students – but Kendall Forde is there to make sure everyone has what they need, every day.

09/12/2022

Barrier breaker!

“Just to be someone that they can look and see, ‘Oh, well if she can do it, I can totally do it. I can pursue anything I want’ – I think that’s really the most important part for me,” Oberkor said.

01/12/2022

In December 2018, Hampton was promoted to president at Spire Alabama, a public utility company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that provides natural gas services to millions of homes and businesses across Alabama, Mississippi, and Missouri.

01/12/2022

Around 2016, Peterson begin to build his audience, speaking on social justice topics, particularly race and the Black Lives Matter movement, which had seen a resurgence since it began in 2013.

01/12/2022

Faith Chapel was founded by Pastor Michael D. Moore, whose son will be the new lead pastor.

30/11/2022

Ethan Hill has given out nearly 3,000 survival kits to homeless people in Birmingham.

07/09/2022

Della J had a vision of a food truck serving one of her favorite treats, shaved ice. Here’s how her mom turned that dream into reality.

11/08/2022

Lamar Whitaker is the current associate chief administrator and Line 2 division lead in Alabama.