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Documenting the Birmingham District

 Birmingham, Alabama
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Updated: bhamwiki.com/w/Jefferson_Cou…
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Bhamwiki mourns the passing of Birmingham legend Country Boy Eddie bhamwiki.com/w/Country_Boy_E…
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Pete Smith, a trans man from Birmingham, AL, talks about working with the FBI to arrest his uncle involved in the 16th St Baptist Church bombing.
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New entry, instigated by this morning's editorial by @JohnArchibald : bhamwiki.com/w/Kenneth_Barnh…
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Birmingham’s own:
Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) profile pictureErica L. Green@EricaLG2 Aug 2022
Freeman Hrabowski, the larger-than-life president of U.M.B.C. who transformed S.T.E.M. education, is officially retired after 30 years. But many say his legacy of mentoring and molding the foremost leaders of our time will be felt for generations to come: nytimes.com/2022/08/02/us/po…
Longtime University President’s Legacy: A Diverse New Generation in STEM (Published 2022)

Longtime University President’s Legacy: A Diverse New Generation in STEM (Published 2022)

Freeman Hrabowski transformed a onetime commuter school into the country’s strongest pipeline of Black graduates in science, technology, engineering and math.

nytimes.com
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Russia has stepped up its assault on Birmingham’s sister city of Vinnytsia. euroweeklynews.com/2022/07/1… bhamwiki.com/w/Vinnytsia,_Uk…
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54 years ago today, the unflappable and uncompromising Duard Le Grand was promoted to editor of the "Birmingham Post-Herald". bhamwiki.com/w/Duard_Le_Gran…
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^ hat tip to @LostToHistory for contributing documentation
Bhamwiki mourns another of its heroes; entemologist, sociobiologist, conservationist and encyclopedist E. O. Wilson. bhamwiki.com/w/E._O._Wilson
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^ "entomologist"
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JCDH@jcdhtweets30 Sep 2021
JCDH is hosting free COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Monday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm during October. No need for ID, legal status, or insurance. Appointments are preferred but not required. To make an appointment, please click here: jeffcodoh4.timetap.com/#/
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Birmingham-born artist:
ARTnews (@artnews) profile pictureARTnews@artnews23 Sep 2021
After its earlier removal Confederate symbols, the Washington National Cathedral has selected Kerry James Marshall to design a new set of stained glass windows artnews.com/art-news/news/ke…
50 years ago today, Supreme Court justice Hugo Black resigned his seat (from his hospital bed). bhamwiki.com/w/Hugo_Black
Bhamwiki was this many years old when he realized that "Legion Field" and "Regions Field" rhyme.
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This is also the first time, to my knowledge, that Bhamwiki has been referred to with a masculine pronoun. Officially, Bhamwiki uses "it".
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REMINDER: The City of Birmingham’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which assists residents and landlords experiencing difficulty in paying rent or utilities because of COVID-19, will handle applications in person on Saturday, Aug. 7 at Bill Harris Arena from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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JCDH@jcdhtweets26 Jul 2021
Need a COVID-19 vaccine? JCDH is hosting a free vaccination clinic until August 6. Be sure to stop by M-F 9AM-5PM. No appointment, ID, or insurance needed.
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27 years ago today, aspiring major leaguer Michael Jordan ( @Jumpman23 ) was assigned to the AA @BhamBarons .
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50 years ago today, 14-year-old John Matthews attempted to hijack a Delta flight from Birmingham Municipal Airport.
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