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Meet the NABJ23 Monitor Staff
Students: Cayla Cade, Lentheus Chaney, Rosegalie Cineus, Alyssa Cooper, Maiya Crews, Edi Doh, Cassandra Dumay, Shanae’ Harte, Courtney Hancock, George Howard IV, Asar John, Grant Hines, Zoie Lambert, Kathryn Styer Martinez, Maya Nicholson, Christina Norris, […]
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Popular Birmingham lunch spot Yo Mama’s has sights on expansion
By Taylyn TolbertNABJ JSHOP With long lines for lunch that could stretch down the block, Crystal Peterson, co-owner of Yo Mama’s restaurant, is driven to get customers’ orders out as quickly as possible. “We’re trying […]
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‘We inspire the culture’: How SoulSistah3.0 wants to connect African fashion to Birmingham
By Sigourney Bell and Erial Malone NABJ JSHOP Reporters On the outside, Tamica Banks’ brainchild is located off the beaten path at a nondescript business park in Mountain Brook, Ala., a small Birmingham suburb. But […]
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Birmingham to open exhibit of iconic civil rights photographer Chris McNair
By Sigourney BellNABJ JSHOP As Birmingham continues commemorating the 60th anniversary of its pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, city officials on Tuesday announced a new exhibit titled “Through His Eye: The Photography of […]
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HBCUs grapple with activism on campus
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 The SCOTUS has repealed abortion protections and affirmative action, while several states have banned […]
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Lemon elected as 23rd president of NABJ
By Elijah Pittman and Cassandra Dumay NABJ Monitor NABJ membership has elected Ken Lemon to be its 23rd president with 66 percent of the votes against transgender presidential candidate Tre’vell Anderson (467-236) in a competitive […]
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NABJ Mourns Broadcast Pioneer Dilday
By Lentheus Chaney NABJ Monitor NABJ has been remembering broadcast pioneer and NABJ founder William Dilday this week after he died July 27 at age 85. Fellow founders recalled their experiences with Dilday at the […]
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Misinformation targeting Black consumers flourishes
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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Without workplace protections Black Women in Alabama choose hairstyles carefully
By Miya Tene NABJ Monitor Across the nation 22 states have passed the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair or CROWN Act, but Alabama is not one of them. The legislation prohibits […]