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Nick's restaurant manager apologizes for using racial slur
Half a week after a video recorded at Nick's Original Filet House went viral, showing a confrontation between customers and Nick's manager Jack Moltz, each of those chiefly involved has responded publicly. Speaking to WVUA-TV on Wednesday evening, Moltz, who operates the Tuscaloosa restaurant with owner Carla Hegenbarth, his wife, made his first statement about and apology for the racially charged incident. ...
Nick’s in the Sticks alleged racist slur condemned by city leaders, original owner’s family: ‘We are all one Tuscaloosa’
Multiple Tuscaloosa city councilors on Tuesday condemned the owner of a popular restaurant accused of referring to Black customers by a racial slur in an incident that went viral over the weekend. “We are all one Tuscaloosa, and I am grateful and thankful for the knowledge that we are all...
‘You Condone the Blacks?’: Alabama Community Demands Boycott of Restaurant After Owner Allegedly Called Black Patrons the N-word, Release of Video
A white Alabama restaurant co-owner is facing intense backlash online and in his community after a white customer accused him of calling his Black friends […] ‘You Condone the Blacks?’: Alabama Community Demands Boycott of Restaurant After Owner Allegedly Called Black Patrons the N-word, Release of Video
Nick's in the Sticks viral video discussed at Tuscaloosa City Council meeting
The viral video from Nick's Original Filet House, showing a verbal altercation regarding an alleged racial slur and comment from a Nick's employee, was discussed Tuesday at the top of Tuscaloosa City Council meeting. Councilor Matthew Wilson began by applauding fellow Councilor Kip Tyner, who has spoken publicly and widely since the video began circulating. Various cuts from the roughly 2 1/2 minute video, some with added commentary, have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on...
PET OF THE WEEK: Meet Stella, a one-eyed cat who is an absolute sweetheart
Humane Society of West Alabama: Only Stella truly knows how she lost one of her eyes, so if you adopt her, feel free to make up your own theory. Truth be told, it was likely an untreated infection from when she was living on the streets, but it's a lot more fun to tell people she lost it in a battle with an escaped python or some such. ...
All West Alabama First Responders Invited To Free Appreciation Lunch
How much do we appreciate our Alabama first responders?. Well, just talk to someone who had a life-saving experience with a local first responder. Now, we can put our money where our mouth is and give back to our first responders. Who is invited?. Police, firefighters, EMT/Rescue crews, nurses, doctors,...
Make Plans for Summer Fun at UAB Legacy Family Day on Aug. 11
At Legacy Family Day, play games on the Campus Green, race rubber ducks in the Rec Center pool, dunk a UAB celebrity and more. Enjoy the last days of summer with an afternoon of fun and games at Legacy Family Day on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, presented by Legacy Credit Union and the UAB National Alumni Society.
Biography of a fictional character explores race in America | DON NOBLE
Trudier Harris is a distinguished critic of African-American literature, with books about Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and others and a memoir of growing up in Tuscaloosa’s West End, “Summer Snow.” She was invited by Henry Louis Gates to contribute a volume of biography to Yale University’s Black Lives Series, which treats such figures as John Lewis and Isaac Murphy, a famous Black jockey. ...
'Sean of the South' to perform music, storytelling show at the Bama Theatre
Sean Dietrich, aka Sean of the South, will perform his first Bama Theatre show Sept. 21. He'll be accompanied by his band the Grand Ole Optimists for the performance. Dietrich is a multi-instrumentalist — guitar, banjo, fiddle, accordion and piano — and writer. His "Sean of the South — Live" show, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Bama, 600 Greensboro Ave. in downtown Tuscaloosa, will include a mix of storytelling and music. ...
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