Tuscaloosa’s RISE graduation celebrates community, love times two
Alabama News Center – July 26
When Cathleen Hines gave birth to two beautiful baby girls, neither she nor her husband, Bo, truly grasped the challenges they would soon face. Shortly after the girls were born, Cathleen and Bo learned both of their daughters have Down syndrome. “It was just a complete shock to the system,” Cathleen Hines said. “It’s not something you expect, especially times two. We didn’t know what to expect having a child, period, much less two, much less two with special needs.” But what the young couple soon discovered was they were not alone. With the help of the Tuscaloosa community and the University of Alabama’s RISE Center, Sally Cate and Anne Rogers Hines have thrived.
HBO’s Slavery Drama ‘Confederate’ Faces Minefield of “Fundamentally Problematic” Issues
The Hollywood Reporter – July 26
“This is not an alternative history. This is reality,” says historian Joshua Rothman. Industry vets are hesitant to (publicly) judge so soon, but what makes the premise so controversial is “that it threatens to erase the actual history,” says activist Bree Newsome … University of Alabama history chair Joshua Rothman, who specializes in studying race and American slavery, says that most historians today believe that enslaved people played a significant role in their own emancipation. “As soon as the chance for real freedom presented itself, they were on it,” he says.
Could Jeff Sessions still get his old job in the Senate back?
USA Today – July 26
Since President Trump has been making Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ life miserable recently, we wondered: Is it too late for Sessions to get his old job back as U.S. senator from Alabama? … Under Alabama law, in order to win by a write-in election, voters would have to spell his name correctly on ballots. In 1986, after losing the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Charles Graddick attempted to launch a write-in campaign but withdrew after concluding his name was too hard to spell, said Bill Stewart, professor emeritus of politics at the University of Alabama. Stewart said since Sessions is so well-known and easy to spell, it shouldn’t be an issue.
Health Matters: Aging
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – July 26
One of the facts of our society is that we are aging as a society. More and more people are living longer and getting into old age. Everyone wants to enjoy their old age being healthy and functional. Of great concern to a lot of people is the issue of dementia. One type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Are there things that we might be able to do to help prevent that as we age? Let’s talk to one of our experts from University Medical Center, Geriatrician Dr. Anne Halli-Tierney.
CHRISTINE TAYLOR
Diverse – July 26
CHRISTINE TAYLOR has been appointed vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Alabama, effective August 1. Taylor is vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Purdue University. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a master’s degree and a doctorate from Ohio University.
The Represent Rose: Part 3
Slate – July 26
We discuss The Bachelorette’s hometown dates and check in on how the show is balancing its fairy-tale premise with the real pressures surrounding race and dating … On this episode of Represent, Slate producer Veralyn Williams and Robin M. Boylorn, associate professor at the University of Alabama and member of the Crunk Feminist Collective, recap episodes 7–9 of The Bachelorette.