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Ed Lab, Birmingham students take on mental health, hair, race for student podcast project

June 1, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ruth Serven Smith Over the past seven months, Birmingham high school students polled their peers with questions: Does social media impact your mental health? Why can’t every person wear a natural hairstyle at work? What […]

Alabama officials increase options for formula purchases amid shortage

June 1, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin Families eligible for support through the state’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program will have more flexibility about the types of formulas they can purchase as parents grapple with a nationwide shortage. Parents […]

Birmingham Starbucks overwhelmingly votes to unionize; first in Alabama

June 1, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Employees of the Starbucks on 20th Street South in Birmingham overwhelmingly voted to form a union by a vote of 27-1 becoming the first Starbucks store in the state to unionize once the […]

Alabama Democrats missing in action on some but not all statewide races in Tuesday’s primary

May 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason For more than a decade, the Alabama Democratic Party has struggled to be competitive in statewide races, and the lean times for the party are reflected on the ballot for Tuesday’s primary. Democrats […]

MOBILE STUDENT IS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE EAGLE SCOUT IN ALABAMA: ‘A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT ME’

May 18, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach, The Associated Press Jakayla Armstrong was initially caught off-guard when a church member asked her if she’d ever consider joining what he called Boy Scouts. “At first, I was skeptical,” said Mobile’s […]

Birmingham’s Reggie White named 2022 Alabama Teacher of the Year

May 18, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Birmingham elementary school teacher Reggie White was named Alabama’s 2022-23 Teacher of the Year Wednesday night in Montgomery. “I believe it is important for my students to see me as a real […]

Report: Three-quarters of Alabama women are breadwinners, but paid less than men

May 18, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ruth Serven Smith Women in Alabama are part of a powerhouse of post-COVID job creation in Alabama, but still must fight for equal pay and access to work, according to a new report. According […]

CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER FRED GRAY RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

May 18, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ruth Serven Smith The University of Alabama presented civil rights pioneer and attorney Fred Gray with an honorary law degree May 8. Gray, born in 1930 in Montgomery, attended Alabama State for his bachelor’s and […]

Most Alabama abortions would be banned if Roe v. Wade is overturned: What to know

May 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama’s near-total abortion ban would immediately take effect if a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision is overturned. In 1973, Roe v. Wade granted all Americans the right to an abortion. Since then, Alabama and […]

Mike Durant needs to explain what happened with his sister

May 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire Mike Durant has a lot of questions to answer, which might be why he hasn’t been taking many, nor showing up for forums, nor taking part in debates. This isn’t a new phenomenon […]