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Reckon Women: Pre-term Infant Loss and Heartache
"Hold on to hope, Mothers. We are some of the strongest people God ever created."
Warning: This video discusses graphic elements of infant loss.
These brave women shared their heart-wrenching stories of pregnancy complications and infant loss with us for Reckon | Women. Did you know that Alabama has the highest pre-term birth rate in the nation, behind only Mississippi?
Captured over 300,000 views and earned the title of the most successful social video for Reckon News in 2019—within my first two months with the company.
What harm am i doing?: What 12 Alabama parent, student, and advocates say about recent LGBTQ+ laws
2023 Southeast Emmy Award Nominee: Societal Concerns-News
In April 2022, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law changes to how Alabama schools and medical professionals treat LGBTQ+ students.
The new laws passed on the very last day of the session, require students to use bathrooms that match their sex assigned at birth, specify that K-5 teachers should discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in an “appropriate” manner, and criminalize healthcare providers who currently offer gender-affirming care.
Featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:Season 9,Episode 11 (May 15, 2022)
Criminalization of poverty: Alabamians tell their stories
2023 Southeast Emmy Award Winner: Public Affairs Program-Single Program
AL.com and Reckon have spent months talking to people who faced fines and traffic fees, often because of their own mistakes, but sometimes as a result of police departments like Brookside and others that have come to rely on fines and fees to fund their departments and governments. Sometimes, as an investigator in Brookside put it, those governments prey on those least able to pay, and least able to put up a fight.
The new aws passed on the very last day of the session, require students to use bathrooms that match their sex assigned at birth, specify that K-5 teachers should discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in an “appropriate” manner, and criminalize healthcare providers who currently offer gender-affirming care.
Callie Greer and her daughters are just one example of the many families across the state and around the country who have faced these difficult decisions.
HBCUs taking over the NASCAR Cup Series
Now HBCU swag has been making its way around the racetrack thanks to John Cohen, the owner of NY Racing Team and an alum and former football student-athlete at the Louisiana HBCU Grambling State University. NY Racing linked up with HBCU League Pass Plus—a streaming service for all things HBCU-related from athletic events to college tours to marching band competitions—and several HBCUs across the country to increase Black representation at NASCAR races.
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Texas Oldest HBCU Beyond the Viral Moment
Paul Quinn College is a historically Black college & university (HBCU) in Dallas, Texas. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church-affiliated school and its basketball court went viral in October 2021. But there's more to the oldest HBCU in Texas beyond the social media moment. Dr. Michael Sorrell, the current president of Paul Quinn College, shares how he's working to shine a global light on the private HBCU and the plans in place to promote growth among its less than 600 student population.
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The woman who struck out the heart of Murderers' Row
Women have long been dogged about whether they could compete in sports alongside men. In the spring of 1931, one East Tennessee woman answered that question by striking out two of the biggest names in baseball history.
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Local platform diver reaches for Olympic glory with family's help
Diver Tori Lamp Wood has been completing on the world class level for over half her life. As her 15-year career comes to an end, the University of Tennessee graduate is preparing for her last shot to become a part of Team USA, and her family will be there every step of the way.
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"The Link" stretches beyond the Players and Coaches on the Field
“We're All In – Link It Up” has been the operating slogan for the Northwestern State football team. It's about togetherness,” said former NSU head coach Bradley Dale Peveto. The link is made up of more than just the players and coaches on the field, but also the men and women of the Northwestern State football program.
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