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The war in Ukraine has seen approximately 12 million Ukrainians displaced from their homes, with 5.6 million leaving for neighboring countries. The evacuation is the largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II. While most will likely remain in Poland and some of the other 27 European Union countries, at least 100,000 are expected to arrive in the United States at some point.

You may not know his story but David J. Dennis Sr. was a titan of the civil rights movement. Born in Louisiana, he joined the movement while at Dillard University in New Orleans.

As a mother of school-aged children, I couldn't be more concerned about the state of our state. That's why I've penned this open letter to my children, Imani, 10, and Legend, 4. So, kids, settle in for a little LGBTQ+ history lesson and trust me, you're going to need it because, at the rate Florida is banning books, curriculum, and queers, you won't be learning any of what I'm about to tell you in school.

This amazing body has carried and nurtured humans, had several fights with the Big C, run half marathons, taken solo treks across the world, eaten lots of tacos and chocolate, survived broken hearts, and plans to have more injuries and adventures.

Even before the pandemic, Alabama was already a place where many people live in a child care desert.

Alabama’s K-12 students face myriad challenges including a teacher shortage, poverty, racial and economic achievement gaps and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Alabama, just 16.6% of students are proficient in math. Just 28.2% of students are proficient in science, according to the results of state standardized assessments.

Alabama hasn’t always been kind to immigrants, especially those who are undocumented.

Whitney Washington is supposed to start IVF treatments soon, but the Supreme Court's upcoming decision to overturn Roe v. Wade may impact her decision.

In the middle of a national uproar over abortion rights, one of Alabama’s few abortion providers has also quietly been fighting for reproductive choice on a different front: She wants to open the state’s first midwife-staffed birth center.