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Kawana McGough, Tuskegee University Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing
Football for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is heading to the city of Mobile this fall! The Ultimate HBCU Experience presented by the Gulf Coast Challenge will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 4:00 pm in Ladd-Peebles Stadium featuring the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University against the Bulldogs of Alabama A & M University. This dynamic matchup is sure to draw fans from near and far.
The head coaches of both schools express their excitement for this strong football contest. With Alabama A &M University returning for the third time, Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks said “We’re excited to continue being a part of the Gulf Coast Challenge. The city of Mobile has been great to work with, and we look forward to renewing our historic rivalry with Tuskegee University.”
April 14, 2021
The Horton Grove Nature Preserve was once the site of Stagville Plantation, one of the state s largest plantations.
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It’s no secret that private land conservation requires means. Be it grant awards, individual donations or earned income. For the hundreds of local and regional land trusts that lack significant endowments, conserving a piece of property very often necessitates a motivated landowner with the resources to make a donation of development rights, fee title or stewardship endowment.
While more public funding sources have emerged recently for conservation finance, particularly around working farms, landowners with means and motivation remain a staple of the private conservation process. These landowners are largely white, and their properties most often in rural and suburban areas. The distribution of conserved land and public open space has followed suit, with low-income communities and communities of color markedly deprived
Meet Kayla Pierce, Jefferson High School’s 2021 Rose Festival Court princess
Updated Apr 13, 2021;
Posted Apr 13, 2021
Kayla Pierce will represent Jefferson High School on the 2021 Portland Rose Festival Court.Courtesy of Portland Rose Festival
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Kayla Pierce, a senior who has served as captain of the school’s volleyball and cheer teams, will represent Jefferson High School on the 2021 Portland Rose Festival Court. The daughter of Lisa Howard, Pierce was born in Portland and plans to pursue a career in clinical psychology.
Pierce was named princess during a Zoom presentation that included school and Rose Festival officials, Pierce’s predecessor on the court Natalie Cetina-Huchin and fellow candidates junior Rebekah (Becca) Booker and senior Marlejes (Marley) Padilla-Honl.
A Philadelphia high school senior who accrued over $1M in scholarship money selected which school she will attend in the fall Wednesday morning on Good Day Philadelphia.