January 2022 – Page 6

OP-ED: January 6th, Voting Rights and the Tyranny Threatening America

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By Congressman James E. Clyburn, House Majority Whip (D-SC) NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over the past year, we have witnessed loyalists of the 45th President work to unravel the threads that hold the fabric of our […]

Birmingham CEO is first Black chairman of Business Council of Alabama

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By William Thornton The CEO of a Birmingham construction company has been elected as the first Black chairman of the Business Council of Alabama. Mike Kemp, a longtime fixture of the organization, was chosen for the […]

Alabama jailers await trial over 13-minute beatdown; lawsuit settled

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By Ashley Remkus A man who suffered multiple broken bones in his face during a lengthy beating at the DeKalb County jail has settled his federal lawsuit against a dozen county employees, including the three jailers […]

Alabama chemical plant fined $232,000 after 2 workers exposed to toxins die

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By William Thornton A Decatur chemical manufacturing plant faces $232,000 in fines after an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation found workers were exposed last year to toxins that resulted in two deaths. The U.S. Department […]

Alabama gets $97 million to help low-income residents keep the heat on

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By Dennis Pillion A federal program to help low-income families pay their utility bills will get almost twice the funding in Alabama this year, thanks to the 2021 American Rescue Plan. The Biden Administration announced today that Alabama has […]

As colleagues hid, Mo Brooks was ‘cheering on’ Jan. 6 insurrectionists: Ex-McCarthy aide

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By Howard Koplowitz As his colleagues feared for their safety, Mo Brooks was “cheering on” the insurrectionists who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to a former staffer to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. But […]

Groundbreaking actor Sidney Poitier has died at 94

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By Lawrence Specker Actor Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor whose many credits included becoming the first Black male to win the Academy Award for best actor, has died at age 94. His death was first reported […]

Alabama school COVID cases jump as some districts report highest number ever, battle omicron

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By Trisha Powell Crain The number of reported cases of COVID among staff and students in Alabama’s public schools jumped to 2,940 this week, up from 750 reported the week of Dec. 16. That’s the highest […]

University of Alabama teams with Smithsonian to study role of religion at Capitol on Jan. 6

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By Greg Garrison The University of Alabama has teamed with the Smithsonian Museum to create a website for the study of the role of religion in the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. […]

GMO Foods Will Be Labeled ‘Bioengineered’

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By Stephanie Brown Grocery shoppers have to embrace a new term: bioengineered. The U.S. Department of Agriculture established a federal standard for labeling genetically modified foods with “bioengineered” or “derived from bioengineered.” Previous labels that said “genetically engineered” […]