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• Bernard LaFayette, Selma Voting Rights Organizer, One of the Founders of the SNCC, Dies at 85

  06-03-2026 21:46
  By Travis Loller | Assocaited PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.
  Bernard LaFayette, III, said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.
  On March 7, 1965, the beating of future congressman John Lewis and voting rights marchers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge led the evening news, shoc
  
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• HABD Marks Milestone in $30M Renovation at Cooper Green Homes

  06-03-2026 05:45
  By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
  Dorothy Lipscomb moved into her renovated one-bedroom unit at Cooper Green Homes late last month and the first word that came to mind was “peace.”
  “I absolutely love my new home. It feels so good — brand new, smelling fresh, and looking good,” Lipscomb said. “It’s the perfect size for me, and with all the new upgrades I feel a sense of peace.”
  Stepping inside one of the newly renovated apartments at Cooper Green
  
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• Sarah Verser, WBRC Fox 6: ‘People Trust Local Journalists Because We’re in the Community’

  06-03-2026 05:00
  By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times
  For Women’s History Month, The Birmingham Times highlights some of the most watched Black women anchors in our area. These women have dedicated their life’s work to sharing other people’s stories. Now, it’s time to share their stories.
  When she has a brief break between broadcasts, Sarah Verser loves to gaze out the window of the WBRC headquarters. Verser’s station, located atop Red Mountain, offers a captivating v
  
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• Carla Wade, WVTM NBC 13: ‘If You Wanted to Anchor, You Had to Stand in Line. You Had to Prove Yourself’

  06-03-2026 04:50
  By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times
  For Women’s History Month, The Birmingham Times highlights some of the most watched Black women anchors in our area. These women have dedicated their life’s work to sharing other people’s stories. Now, it’s time to share their stories.
  Carla Wade, an evening news anchor at WVTM NBC 13, also served as president of the Birmingham Association of Black Journalists (BABJ), the local chapter of the National Association of Blac
  
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• City of Birmingham to Host Screening, Panel Discussion of Academy Award–Nominated Film ‘The Alabama Solution’ 

  06-03-2026 03:53
  The Birmingham Times
  The City of Birmingham will host a free screening and panel discussion of the Academy Award–nominated documentary The Alabama Solution on Tuesday, March 10, at 2:30 p.m. at the historic Carver Theatre in downtown Birmingham.
  The Alabama Solution examines conditions inside Alabama’s prison system and has sparked important conversations about criminal justice and reform. The film, co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, chronicles l
  
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