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BBCÂ radio program records activism discussion in BirminghamÂ
BBC radio program records activism discussion in Birmingham
Photo by Lakyn Shepard/Art Editor
Sherri Jackson (center) opens discussion on the role of churches in modern-day activism.
Mallorie Turner
Blazer News Reporter
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Thursday, August 23, a discussion on activism was held at 16th Street Baptist Church. UK based radio program BBC World Service Heart and Soul was present to record the event.
Veteran reporter Sherri Jackson of CBS 42 brought together a panel of activists and clergy to discuss the influence of African-American churches on activism from the past and the present. Black churches served as governing bodies of social movements during the civil rights era.
The question of whether this power is present in current activist movements was debated within the panel and a live audience.
"Love in the face of hate, which is what Dr. King's message was," Jackson said. "I think this message is so relevant today and it needs to be shouted out not just from the pulpits, churches and congregations. Each of us in our individual places in humanity, we need to talk about love and not hate."
Read more about the event in print on Tuesday, August 28.
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Police panel discuss local, national concerns
![Four members of the UABPD and one Birmingham City Police officer [not pictured] answer questions about issues and finding solutions to the national tension between officers and African-Americans. Photo by Marika Gray](/studentmedia/images/PolicePanel.jpg)
Four members of the UABPD and one Birmingham City Police officer [not pictured] answer questions about issues and finding solutions to the national tension between officers and African-Americans. Photo by Marika GrayDestiny Hosmer - Staff Writer
drhosmer@uab.edu
The UAB and Birmingham City Police answered questions from the community at a discussion panel on Tuesday, Nov. 1 in light of heightened tension between police and African-Americans across the U.S.
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Study to analyze the causes of low physical activity among older African-Americans
Assistant professor Pamela Bowen, Ph.D., is the spearhead of the study. (Photo from UAB News)Tessa Case - News Editor
news@insideuab.com
A new study led by UAB assistant professor Pamela Bowen, Ph.D., seeks to understand the reason behind the low level of physical activity amongst older African-Americans in hopes of alleviating it.
