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• UAB and Children’s of Alabama Celebrate Five-Year Anniversary of NICU Bookworms

  24-08-2026 05:29 via birminghamtimes.com
  
  By Anna Jones | UAB NewsPremature and sick newborns are at high risk of having neurodevelopmental delays that can affect their language and reading skills, particularly when they are in a neonatal intensive care unit. The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama launched the NICU Bookworms reading program in 2021. This program helps reduce these deficits, increase parent-infant bonding and encourage shared reading starting at birth for all babies.
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• Birmingham City Schools Renews Guidelines for Attending District Sporting Events

  24-08-2026 05:20 via birminghamtimes.com
  
  Birmingham City SchoolsBirmingham City Schools will continue to enforce the guidelines set in 2025 for attendance at district sporting events to help create a safe and enjoyable environment.
  Initially adopted in August 2025, the guidelines dictate that all youths under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult for the entire event, and adults must have a valid ID. The guidelines take effect immediately.
  Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan
  “Safety is a priority in Birmingham City Schools,
  
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• You Had Me At Hello: The Love and Legacy of Grace Nail and James Weldon Johnson

  24-08-2026 05:17 via birminghamtimes.com
  
  The Birmingham Times
  James Weldon Johnson was an educator, journalist, diplomat, lyricist, poet, and human rights activist best known as the writer behind “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the timeless hymn celebrated as the Black national anthem. But he also used his writing to win the heart of the love of his life — Grace Nail Johnson.
  James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 17, 1871, to James and Helen Louise Dillet Johnson. Raised in a comfortable middle-
  
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