Judge Timothy R. Walmsley sentenced father and son Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. to life in prison for their felony murder of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, GA in February 2020. Bryan will be eligible...
[ASA astronaut Jessica Watkins poses for a portrait, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, in the Blue Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls] This April, NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is set to become the first Black woman...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who helped lead the movement that ended apartheid, the unjust system of white rule in South Africa and won a Nobel Peace Prize, passed away today in Cape Town, the country’s president Cryil Ramaphosa confirmed Sunday. Tutu was 90....
According to nbcnews.com, the United States House of Representatives passed the CROWN Act, which would ban hair-related discrimination on Friday. Measure H.R. 2116 passed 235-189 in a vote along party lines. It was introduced by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J....
[Photo: Ashley M. Jones via Facebook. Credit: Amarr Croskey] Birmingham native Ashley M. Jones was recently named Poet Laureate of Alabama (2022-2026), the youngest and first Black person to hold the position created 91 years ago. “Hopefully, as poet laureate, I can...
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Juneteenth 2023 Food Vendor Registration
The deadline for registration is June 2, 2023. Please be ready to upload a copy of your license to sell food. Hurry! We will only accept 5 Food Trucks and 5 Brick-and-Mortar Resturants.
