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Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park
People who visit the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery will not only face the brutality of slavery and the hardship it caused. They will also encounter the grace and love the people who were enslaved demonstrated amid their struggles. More than 400 people gathered at the park on Wednesday to dedicate the National Monument […] The post Equal Justice Initiative dedicates monument to slavery survivors at Montgomery memorial park appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
This story originally appeared on Stateline. SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Child care worker Marci Then, 32, looked over at two 4-year-olds in her care who were tussling over a toy plate in a model kitchen set. “Are we sharing?” she gently asked them. They both let go. Then works at Little Learners Academy child care center […] The post For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’ appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Imagine Alabama welcoming immigrants
HB 56 — the anti-immigrant bill passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2011 — is a perfect example of the laws our legislators make. That’s not a compliment. HB 56 was a mean, miserable statute. It was legalized bullying in line with Alabama’s very worst traditions of attacking people with few if any means of […] The post Imagine Alabama welcoming immigrants appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
New AI in medicine graduate program approved at University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) on Friday approved a new graduate program on artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The proposed degree, a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, would be implemented by January 2027. The program will be the first in the state […] The post New AI in medicine graduate program approved at University of Alabama at Birmingham appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
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