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The Birmingham Times Mayor Randall Woodfin said Thursday the Birmingham Police Department (BPD) will prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets in the Birmingham police precincts. That number is part of a recruitment and...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Long before hundreds of elected officials, neighborhood leaders and artists gathered at the Marc Steel Company in Birmingham’s Titusville community for his first solo show in his hometown, Joe Minter, the arti...
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By Donald Hunt | For The Birmingham Times Miles College seems to be on a roll. The Golden Bears (2-2, 2-0) have won their last two games and will look to keep the winning streak going when they host Central State (1-3, 1-1) on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 4 p...
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In a major legal victory, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has triumphed in a $1 billion lawsuit brought against him by Cory “Ghost” Holland Sr., a former drug kingpin who claimed the rapper and producer had stolen his life story for the popular...
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A man in Tucson, Arizona, carries an AI-generated image referencing falsehoods spread by Donald Trump and his running mate about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio.& Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images/File (TriceEdneyWire.com)—I long for the d...
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Oktoberfest en Kweyol, a take on the international beer festivals with a Saint Lucian Kweyol twist, is back. The event started in 2008 as a precursor to Kweyol Heritage Month and Jounen Kweyol here, has kept evolving. The event has continued to make...
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National- The African Methodist Episcopal Church announced the death of unexpected death of Bishop Anne Henning Byfield. The Right Reverend Elizabeth Anne Henning Byfield was one who dared to Live, Learn and Lead. She lived a life filled with creat...
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Two of Saint Lucia’s top female cricketers are among the latest cohort of players given central contracts by Cricket West Indies (CWI). Left-handed all-rounders Qiana Joseph and Zaida James were named in the list of 30 contracted players on Wednesday...
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Today, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) is excited to announce that one of its premiere nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions, focused on both increasing ethnic minority nurse res...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. –& More than 100 engineers from the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard continue to support recovery operations in East Tennessee counties impacted by severe flooding following Hurricane Helene. These Guardsmen are working wit...
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The Saint Lucia Kings have qualified for this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals, defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in a rain-affected match at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Wednesday. The Kings blasted their way to...
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The Saint Lucia National Cricket Association (SLNCA) has taken issue with a recent social media post suggesting that some officials are obstructing opportunities for Kimani Melius to play abroad. Melius, a talented top-order batsman, former Captain...
News / Black Owned Newspapers And Blogs - 3 months ago
(CNN) –John Amos, the actor known for his role as the family patriarch on the hit sitcom Good Times and the adult Kunta Kinte in the famed original miniseries Roots, has died, according to longtime publicist Belinda Foster. He was 84.Foster told CNN...
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(The Dallas Examiner) – Reproductive health has taken center stage this election year, and there have been recent policy changes that have outsized impacts on people of color and low-income Americans.“What we are seeing in this post-Roe public health...
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(Special to The Dallas Examiner) – AUSTIN – A car seat can be a lifesaver, but only if it’s installed and used correctly.Whether you’re going to school or taking a family trip, knowing how to properly install a car seat is absolutely vital.Related St...
