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Poet laureate keynotes UAH Black History Month celebration

Ann Marie Martin -
HUNTSVILLE – Alabama's poet laureate will be a keynote speaker as the University of Alabama in Huntsville celebrates Black History Month with three events...

Praising Harold Franklin’s legacy, Auburn commemorates 60 years of integration

Amy Weaver -
AUBURN — The Samford Hall bell tolled precisely 10 times at 2:20 p.m. on Jan. 4. The moment may have confused those not aware of...

UAH honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at event featuring Lisa McNair

Ann Marie Martin -
HUNTSVILLE – Lisa McNair, sister of one of the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham,...

Huntsville celebrates Rosa Parks Day – few other states mark Dec. 1 for recognition

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – Over the years, the Rosa Parks bus has become a symbol of the fight for equal rights. It has been fully restored...

Huntsville Transit offering free rides in observance of Rosa Parks Day

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in the Alabama state capitol on the first day of December...

National Registry of Historical Places adds Huntsville’s Glenwood Cemetery

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – Nearly hidden to passersby, with one corner practically underneath a part of I-565 where homeless camps have popped at times near downtown,...

Historic marker tells of Huntsville subdivision built during Space Race

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – McThornmor Acres, named by combining five men who incorporated the neighborhood that at the time became Huntsville’s largest subdivision in west Huntsville,...

Historical marker dedicated for Huntsville’s Edmonton Heights

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – The National Register of Historic Places added Edmonton Heights to its prestigious list a little over two years ago, and Sunday the...

North Alabama wins big at Soul of the South awards

Mecca Musick -
BIRMINGHAM - North Alabama showed out at the Soul of the South awards in Birmingham. Hosted by SoulGrown, a digital publication that highlights the...

Harrison Brothers, Historic Museum gain national distinction

Mike Easterling -
HUNTSVILLE – The Harrison Brothers Hardware store no longer sells the wares its namesake family did for generations dating back to the 19th century,...
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