By Anthony Cook
Alabama Newscenter
On March 1, Sonceria Ann Berry will be sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Senate, making her the first Black person and the eighth woman to serve in the position.
The significance of being sworn in one day after the conclusion of Black History Month and on the first day of Womenâs History Month is not lost on Berry, a Birmingham native.
âI look forward to entering the Senate chamber for the opening of that dayâs session,â she said. âI think this will be the day of recognition when I truly feel the impact of what it means to be appointed âthe firstâ African American woman to hold the position of secretary of the Senate. Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as an officer of the United States Senate will be monumental for this kid who grew up under the love and supervision of Maxie and Mattie Bishop in Birmingham, Alabama.â
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021
In February 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Alabama Department of Public Health awarded Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) a 3-year, Civil Money Penalty (CMP) grant to purchase a license to implement Bingocize
® – a strategic combination of exercise and the game of bingo – in 40 Certified Nursing Facilities (CNF) across the state of Alabama.
Bingocize® Creator and Co-Director of the Western Kentucky University (WKU) Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging (CASHA), Dr. Jason Crandall, partnered with project director, Dr. Brett Davis from AUM’s Department of Kinesiology to prepare and submit the grant. AUM is working with faculty and students from the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the University of North Alabama, and the University of South Alabama to implement Bingocize® throughout the entire state. Crandall remarked, “C