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Beirut Death Toll Rises After Enormous Explosion

Updated at 5:41 p.m. ET Beirut is reeling and Lebanon is in grief after a powerful explosion tore through the capital's port area on Tuesday. The enormous blast, which officials said was driven by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, killed at least 135 people and injured thousands more. Emergency crews are still working to find all the victims. "No words can describe the horror of the disaster that has hit Beirut last night, turning it to a disaster-stricken city," Lebanese President...

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'Sick To My Core': Aurora, Colo., Chief Apologizes After Black Family Is Handcuffed

Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks

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YO! Just Checkin In - Jordan "ChillCity" Moore

By • Jul 30, 2020

On this edition of WJAB's "Yo! Just Checkin In" host Marcus Sims has the opportunity to check in with 

Jordan ChillCity Moore 

& Kathy Jones of the League of Women Voters! Find out more about voting rights, registration and a very important voter awareness event taking place on August 3rd!

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A Legend and His Friendship with Congressman John Lewis

By • Jul 27, 2020

Article and Photos by: Erica Fox

He was born to sharecropper parents in Troy, Alabama. Social activism inspired him even as a young boy. He is a two-time HBCU graduate, Fisk University and American Baptist Theological Seminary (ABT). Even while in college he marched, protested, was arrested, beaten and still a great orator. Politics took him by storm. He rallied with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Viola Liuzzo, Amelia Boynton, President Barack Obama, just to name a few. The conscious of the U.S. Congress, Congressman-Rev. John Lewis, became quiet on Friday, July 17, 2020.

YO! Just Checkin In - Violet Edwards

By • Jul 23, 2020

On this edition of WJAB's "Yo! Just Checkin In" host Marcus Sims has the opportunity to speak with Violet Edwards!

Violet made history being elected as the first African-American woman to the Madison County Commission. We find out the path Violet took to get to the Commissioners seat and share some things you may not have known about her!

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YO! Just Checkin In - Jahni The Artist

By • Jul 20, 2020

On the latest edition of WJAB's " YO! Just Checkin In" host Marcus Sims speaks with AAMU's and the Tennessee Valley's own John Moore aka Jahni the Artist! We talk about the arts and education, the arts and social justice, afrofuturism and HBO's "Watchmen'!

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YO! Just Checkin In - Marc Lacy

By • Jul 13, 2020

On this edition of "YO! Just Checkin In" host Marcus Sims has the opportunity to speak with AAMU Alum, author, poet, blogger Marc Lacy! Lacy has two Facebook exclusive shows and presentations you need to check out "Soapboxin" and "Brand Crush Sunday". Find out more in this special zoom interview!

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Amended Safer At Home Order - Alabama

By • Jul 15, 2020
www.governor.alabama.gov

UPDATE - July 29, 2020

The Governor of Alabama amended the "Safer At Home" order. It has been extended to August 20, 2020.

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Original post: July 15, 2020

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, held a press conference on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 to provide an update on the state of Alabama COVID-19 efforts.

This includes a statewide mask requirement. This amended order extends until July 31, 2020 at 5 p.m.  

Madison County Mask Order Begins July 7th 5 p.m.

By • Jul 7, 2020
www.cdc.gov

This health order has unanimous support of the Madison County Board of Health, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Madison Mayor Paul Finley and County Commission Dale Strong.

Click here to read the entire order. 

In Tune With T. Mill Interviews

By • Jul 7, 2020

On this episode of " In Tune with T Mill" host Tim Miller and WJAB's Marcus Sims talk with Huntville hip hop artist and producer Michael Villano. Michael is joined on this interview with his longtime collaborator  vocalist Shawntey "Ladylace". Michael and Shawntey both talk about the history of  of hip hop in North Alabama, current state of local music and much more.

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Governor Ivey Extends Safer At Home Order

By • Jun 30, 2020
www.governor.alabama.gov

Update: July 2, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 2, 2020 - Governor Kay Ivey extends the state of emergency for Alabama until September 9, 2020.

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FDA Adviser: Not Realistic To Expect A COVID-19 Vaccine In 2020

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In June, the Trump administration introduced Operation Warp Speed, an initiative to deliver 300 million doses of an effective COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021.

On Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, President Trump said the effort to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of a vaccine for COVID-19 is making good progress.

'Sick To My Core': Aurora, Colo., Chief Apologizes After Black Family Is Handcuffed

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The police chief in Aurora, Colo., has apologized after officers handcuffed children and reportedly drew their weapons on a Black family — an incident captured on video this week that renewed criticism the department is racially insensitive and disconnected from its community.

A woman and four girls were wrongly detained, police later acknowledged.

Parks In Nonwhite Areas Are Half The Size Of Ones In Majority-White Areas, Study Says

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In the midst of another hot summer and an ongoing pandemic, public parks are vital refuge. But a new study has found that access to parks in the U.S. differs sharply according to income and race.

A study published by The Trust for Public Land found that parks serving primarily nonwhite populations are, on average, half the size of parks that serve majority-white populations, and are potentially five times more crowded.

Bon Iver Collaborates With Bruce Springsteen, Hints At New Album

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Back in April, during the early days of COVID-19, Bon Iver dropped a seemingly free-standing single called "

How One Charlotte Health Network Assists Latinx Communities Hit Hard By The Pandemic

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North Carolina continues to set coronavirus records, and minority communities have been hit particularly hard. More than a third of the state's cases are among Latinx communities.

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