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October is unusually green in Alabama as hemp growing licenses become available
October is usually the month associated with browning leaves and receding plant life, but in Alabama, this month marks a surge of green....
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Oct 28, 20211 min read


Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver in nearly 60 years to win a NASCAR Cup Series race
Mobile, Alabama native, Darrell "Bubba" Wallace celebrated an emotional, history-making win earlier this week at his "home" track in...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


New wellness series, 'Ask Dr. Lori,' launches with 'Top 5 Tips for Pandemic Health'
As the fall season brings us cooler air, more time indoors, and more sniffles, Our 360 News is excited to launch a new health and...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


Black lawmakers, reform advocates, cry foul as Alabama GOP funds prisons with COVID-relief dollars
In recent weeks, Alabama has been grabbing headlines for its controversial plans to use COVID-earmarked funds from the American Rescue...
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Oct 28, 20215 min read


Alabama marks Free Application for Federal Student Aid opening by declaring state holiday
Students nationwide "got the green light" today with the opening of the enrollment process for the Free Application for Federal Student...

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Oct 28, 20212 min read


Lack of technology forces Alabama commmunity college to pause re-enrollment program
Administrators at Alabama’s Bishop State Community College had a goal: Re-enroll some of the 800 students who had recently completed some...
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Oct 28, 20214 min read


Alabama calls lawmakers into special session with plans to build prisons using COVID-relief funds
On September 23, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced that she would be summoning the state's lawmakers for a special legislative session...
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Oct 28, 20215 min read


Alabama's SAIL network helps students see record gains in summer learning, academic performance
This morning, Our 360 News spoke with Suzy Harris, Program Director for the Birmingham-based Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL)...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read


Despite half of all eligible Alabamians being vaccinated, state records more deaths than births
Last week, Alabama's leading health official announced a new record set by the state, and it is a grim one. According to recently...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


Iconic auteur and Black cinema pioneer, Melvin Van Peebles, has passed away
The world has lost one of its most prolific renaissance men. Melvin Van Peebles has died at 89 years of age. The novelist, artist,...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


Oregon teacher wears blackface in protest of school vaccine mandate, claims she is Rosa Parks
Last Friday, an elementary school employee in Newberg, Oregon, decided to protest the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate by arriving to...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read


Governor Kay Ivey says Critical Race Theory unwelcome, 'doesn't belong in Alabama schools'
Conservative Alabama governor Kay Ivey is continuing her quest against Critical Race Theory (CRT), and despite the state's recent...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


Alabama upgrades regional airports with the help of $4.3M Federal Aviation Administration grant
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Ala., today announced that five local airports throughout Alabama will benefit from more than $4.3 million...

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Oct 28, 20211 min read


Comedian A.J. Johnson reported dead at 55
Popular comedian and actor Anthony Johnson, also known as A.J. Johnson, has died according to reports released early this morning....
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Oct 28, 20211 min read


Apple expands support of HBCUs, offering coding opportunities to Alabama State University students
Earlier this month, Alabama State University announced a new technology partnership with Apple and Nashville-based HBCU Tennessee State...

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Oct 28, 20212 min read


Court documents show Minnesota state troopers destroyed emails and texts after George Floyd protests
Earlier this month, in a Minneapolis courtroom, a Minnesota law enforcement officer testified that Minnesota State Troopers deleted both...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read


Internal CDC report sheds light on COVID-19 Delta variant, recommends 'universal masking'
As the global pandemic and the fight against it continues, the battleground appears to be in a constant state of flux. Mutations in the...
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Oct 28, 20213 min read


JSU football coach slams SWAC over nameless jerseys, vows to pay for upgrades.
Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders had a message for schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference following the Tigers' 7-6...
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Oct 28, 20211 min read


Denver high school hopes to re-create HBCU experience for students and drive enrollment
A new public school in Denver hopes to encourage Black students to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities with a curriculum...

Our 360 News Staff
Oct 28, 20212 min read


Democratic lawmakers move to increase Medicare coverage, expand participant eligibility
Last Friday, over 100 Democrats on Capitol Hill joined forces to introduce legislation that lowers the Medicare eligibility age to 60....

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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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