Smitherman was the first African American female judge in Jefferson County and Birmingham’s first Black female mayor.

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Readers defend the Associated Press over its decision not to recognize President Trump's change of the waterway to "Gulf of America." As one put it: "Trump just wants to rewrite history in his own ...

Think of the excellence of the system we have now. Anyone can go to the local council or the County Legislature and say their piece without fear. I have never worried the police will come to my door ...

As part of a new map, in 1979 a reader "proposed to the Globe that the soil removed from the Alewife extension of the T be ...

Leaders from Egypt, Jordan and other Arab states met in Saudi Arabia to discuss alternative plans for Gaza's future than the ...

"The White House has ordered The Associated Press to use certain words in its coverage or else face an indefinite denial of access," the AP said. "The press and all people in the United States have ...

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of ...

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