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Yung Bleu took risks with his career – and it’s paying off

The Alabama native is currently on tour after releasing his debut album ‘Moon Boy’

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Culture
Martin Luther King Leading a Civil Rights March

On this day in black history: Ida B. Wells gets a stamp, MLK arrested in Selma, and more

Black History Month: The Undefeated edition Feb. 1

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The Uplift
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‘Separate and Equal,’ a new play about race and basketball in Jim Crow Alabama, trips over its subject matter

Birmingham Civil Rights Museum and University of Alabama jointly produced the play

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Culture
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My sons, all Division I-caliber athletes, truly stand on their grandfather’s shoulders

Little did I know how much potential he saw in all of us

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Sports
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A national lynching memorial recognizes the domestic terrorism that killed my great-great-grandfather.

My family came to mourn his death and proclaim our history.

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Culture
MONTGOMERY, AL – APRIL 20: A sculpture by artist Kwame Akoto-Ba

New Montgomery, Alabama, memorial recognizes black victims of lynchings

It also highlights the trauma and toll that white supremacy has taken on America

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Culture
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These two athletes are thankful to be cancer-free after treatment at St. Jude

Meet Nicholas London and Kane Hogan as they share their journeys

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The Uplift
The 5th Quarter: Alabama State University

Alabama State and Alabama A&M band directors say Magic City Classic is electric all weekend long

Bands are ready to bring the magic to Alabama

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HBCU
The Reverend Martin Luther King statue in Kelly Ingram Park acr

President Obama creates national monuments to civil rights and Reconstruction

Sites of Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing and Freedom Riders attack get federal recognition

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Culture
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Alabama elected 9 black women to become judges

Thank you for this, Jefferson County

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The Uplift

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