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HBCUs grapple with activism on campus

August 7, 2023 NABJ Staff 0

By Elijah Pittman America is enduring a turbulent political climate, with legislation and U.S. Supreme Court rulings radically stripping back progress. The SCOTUS has repealed abortion protections and affirmative action, while several states have banned […]

Harold Reynolds (left) and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin (right) at the new naming of the 'MLB at Rickwood Field: A Tribute to the Negro League’
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MLB gives Rickwood updated name for June 2024, legacy of Negro League continued

August 4, 2023 NABJ Staff 0

By Alyssa Cooper NABJ Monitor For more than 113 years, Rickwood Field has been a staple in baseball and more specifically, in Birmingham. Many professional players that would later go on to be inducted in […]

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Misinformation targeting Black consumers flourishes

August 4, 2023 NABJ Staff 0

By Elijah Pittman Misinformation is a term that has been thrown around loosely in American politics, especially in the wake of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.  Fox News, Joe Rogan and Facebook have all […]

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Riding Bikes Becoming More Popular Among Black Women

August 4, 2023 NABJ Staff 0

By Kathryn Styer Martinez Catina Passmore is part of a growing trend in Birmingham. More and more Black women are riding bikes for leisure, recreation and competition. And she’s helping to lead that change. Passmore […]

Terry Collins, left, and Janice Kelsey, right, were a part of the Children's Crusade in 1963 in Birmingham, Al. Photo by Edi Doh | NABJ Monitor
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Former crusaders recall the day Alabama children left school and made history

August 4, 2023 NABJ Staff 0

By Charlene Richards NABJ Monitor When a call to action for Black children to march against segregation and unfair treatment in educational spaces and public facilities began in Birmingham, students skipped school in numbers, catching […]

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