Nate Oats secures best-ever recruiting class with commitment from elite Mobile native
Nate Oats isn't slowing down after leading Alabama to its first-ever Final Four appearance. Oats' best qualities as a leader for the team may be off the court, both in recruiting high school players and transfer students, and he's used those qualities to lead Alabama to its best showing ever, accumulating the No. 2 class […]
Baseball legend, Birmingham native Willie Mays dies at 93
Willie Mays, considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday. San Francisco Giants AnnouncedHe was 93 years old when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Mays was born in Westfield, an unincorporated mining town outside Birmingham, in 1931. He began his professional career while attending Fairfield High […]
Alabama native hits homerun at Rickwood Field MLB game
It was a historic night in Birmingham Thursday night as Major League Baseball paid tribute to the Negro Leagues and historic Rickwood Field, billed as the oldest professional baseball stadium in the United States. “What was already meant to be a special night for the baseball community, the city of Birmingham and the entire state […]
The national impact of local elections. Arizona’s Native vote is critical to protect voting rights.
We want to talk about the County Board of Supervisors race in Arizona and why it's so important to our community and, frankly, to the country. Fact 1: County Boards of Supervisors oversee election administration throughout Arizona. County boards of supervisors serve four-year terms and oversee the administration of a variety of public services, including […]
Flagstaff Non-Profit Native Renewables Awarded An $8-Million Grant For Solar Power Units For Navajo And Hopi Homes – Great Circle Media of Arizona
A Flagstaff nonprofit won an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday with the goal of building 300 homes with solar power on Navajo and Hopi reservations. . Native Renewables was founded by two Indigenous women in 2015 and has grown to 16 employees (14 full-time). They are building and installing […]
Logan County native featured in Yuma gallery during March – Sterling Journal-Advocate
“Mabel, Crook, Colo'' Amber Mekelberg-Hertz's photo is one of the photos that will be on display at the Yuma Orphanage during March. The Crook, Colorado, native will be the first artist to exhibit at the Yuma orphanage this year. Amber Mekelburg-Herz's photography exhibition “Still Stories” will be on view at the museum and gallery from […]
Native American Group Once Again Calls For Chiefs To Erase Their Name And Logo
So what happens to Native Americans who support having their likeness used? As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare for Super Bowl III, Native American groups renew their call for the team to erase the team's name, logo, mascot and fans' “tomahawk chop.” did. Meet Rhonda Lewald, one of the activists leading the effort to end […]
Alabama Senate honors Selma native Gunnar Henderson on rookie of the year award
The Alabama Senate has awarded Baltimore Orioles star Gunnar Henderson the American League's Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. Congratulations to Selma native Gunnar Henderson on being named American League Rookie of the Year. While he was playing for the Baltimore Orioles, he led all rookies in home runs, triples, RBIs, and runs scored. […]
ASU alum returns home to aid Native entrepreneurs
Editor's note: Arizona State University graduates make a difference in every corner of the world and in their communities, positively changing the lives of the people they meet. ASU News traveled across the United States in 2023 to profile five of these graduates. This is his second in the series. TUBA CITY, Ariz. — Navajo […]
Native American Nation Will Not Allow National Guard Troops Along Their Part Of Border
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday ordered the National Guard to the southern border, but not all area residents are participating. The Tohono O'odham Nation, a Native American tribe that borders part of the southern border in the Tucson area, wrote in a letter that it does not want troops deployed along that part of […]
