Stations from coast to
coast. Streaming services with
indentured artists.

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The fiefdom felt no
pressure to change, no voters
to keep satisfied.

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Video: CBS News report on President Obama after the Charleston shooting, drawing from King’s eulogy of the girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing.

Today, we remember Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on America then and now.

Video: WIAT-42 report from Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015.

A missing breast. A
partial lung. And a guarded
outlook. Or the end.

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My picks for #sundayread for Jan. 17, 2016:

• Blogging fear: Deadlines
• How Apple Is Giving Design a Bad Name, by @jnd1er and @asktog
• College sports exploit unpaid black athletes; could force change. By Donald Yee. /RT @SMTuffy
• Y’all Connect: Syed Balkhi on managing time for blogging
• Artist @MaggiesgDunlap’s Obsession w/ Serial Killers by @badgirlpripri (via @18thStreetArts)
• How Geoff Marcy’s Sexual Harassment Went on for Decades, by @Azeen (via @virginiahughes)
• Flashback: The $1 billion question: Can UAB afford to keep Watts as president?
• Best Poverty Journalism in 2015, by @rebeccavallas and @traceylross (RT @shrivercenter)
• The Bed-Rest Hoax: The case against a venerable pregnancy treatment, by @AlexKleeman
• Flashback: Y’all Connect – A template for storytelling
• For 30 Years, “Real Genius” is Geek Solidarity Film Nerds Deserve, by @use_theforce_em
• The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare, by @NathanielRich (via @Project_JUST)
• How Magic City, an Atlanta strip club, runs the music industry, by @DevinFriedman
• 40 Million Steps: A Run Around the World, by @RachelSwaby (via @RWtish)

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: A city of spectators

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Poisons as potions.
Noxious liquids and hidden
death rays here to help.

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A cell. Then many
more. A betrayal of the
sneakiest order.

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Limb by limb, the old
oak came apart, guided by
upright apes with saws.

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Cheap phrases power
an info-society
to barely knowing.

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A scaly dragon
for an oven, a porpoise
for a dishwasher.

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No escape from the
winter’s chill, the sharp, stabbing
gusts of icy wind.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

McDonald’s workers protest minimum wage in November. From Gary Ransom.

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A night at Skky Nightclub in Five Points South. From Rico Kool.

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UAB engineers develop new method to repair elephant tusks. From University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Riding up 22nd Street on Southside. From Brian Toone.

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The “BSC Sports Show,” covering football and the new Birmingham-Southern College president Edward Leonard. From BSC Panthers.

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Singer-songwriter Kishi Bashi performs “Manchester” in February at Iron City on Southside. From treser62.

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Three-fingered guitarist Nick Petta featured in a Fox 6 “Absolutely Alabama” from 2001. From strat383.

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Alabama Media Group competes in the Birmingham Corporate Challenge in August at Railroad Park downtown. From What the Wesson.

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A tour of Kelly Ingram Park and the 16th Street Baptist Church (our vertical video of the week). From DontcallmeMikey72.

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Promotional video for the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s #ChooseUAB campaign. From UAB News.

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A longer UAB promo video. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Flying through LightRails. From Aero Retina Optics.

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Heather Bishop discusses the upcoming mission trip for Shades Students, part of Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Vestavia Hills. From Shades Students.

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A look at the 2015 Barber Vintage Festival at Barber Motorsports Park. From Revival Cycles.

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Riding around Birmingham (our other vertical video of the week). From Queen Tall T AGB.

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“Seven,” from Birmingham rock band Empire Springs. From Lindsey Hall.

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Fort Payne rock band Permagroove performs “Crazy Son” in November at Zydeco on Southside. From Mic Stowe.

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Country rock group Cadillac Three performs “I’m Rockin'” in November at Iron City on Southside. From Katherine Klimitas.

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Director Rebecca Dobrinski discusses the mission of the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Promo for Tuesday Block Parties in Roebuck at the Basement, founded by Matt Pitt. From the Block Birmingham.

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Cam Newton goes out in 2014 into the Birmingham community. From Cam Newton Foundation.

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Sealing a parking lot. From mikepaves.

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Gregg Allman performs “Melissa” last week at Iron City. From Craig B.

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A cheerleading competition this past weekend in Birmingham. From Pink Stallion.

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Nick and Virginia perform a number from “The Phantom of the Opera” at the Birmingham-Southern Opera Workshop (our other other vertical video of the week). From Nickd457.

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Georgia Select vs. the Birmingham Vipers in softball. From Georgia Select.

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James Jackson and Atlanta Praise performing in Birmingham. From Steven Hickerson.

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Dog obstacle course. From everaftershelties.

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Pastor appreciation video for Brad Brown at Shades Valley Community Church in Homewood. From Maddie Davis.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in November at the BJCC North Exhibition Hall. From ABC 33/40.

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A Black Lives Matter supporter was tackled to the ground by Donald Trump supporters and removed by police. From Rise News.

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz speaks in December at the Trussville Civic Center. From the Trussville Tribune.

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The 15th anniversary celebration of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Birmingham. From BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.

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In the Learning Collaborative, Parker High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham address writing skills and college readiness. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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A performance of “Vedrò mentr’io sospiro” from Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” at the Birmingham-Southern College Opera Workshop Scenes Program. From Nickd457.

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The choir at Faith Apostolic Church. From Adrienne Nixonforfac.

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A performance from Saturday’s Dance Across Birmingham 2016. From DanceTrance Birmingham.

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A promo for the 6th annual Birmingham’s Brightest Company Charitable Trivia Competition on April 28 at Old Car Heaven. From Impact America.

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A look at UAB’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center. From WebsEdgeHealth.

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Nashville singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton performs “Fire Away” on New Year’s Day at Iron City. From Andy Lamon.

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A family outing to the Birmingham Zoo. From Cheryl Fawn Ritchie.

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Birmingham’s Steel City Jug Slammers perform last summer on Second Avenue North downtown. From Jerry W. Henry.

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Injecting Juvederm into a patient’s lips. From Dr. Warren Seiler.

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Cincinnati songwriter Molly Sullivan performs at the Garage Cafe on Southside. From Fogged Clarity.

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Google Glass films driving through Birmingham during daytime and nighttime. From Chris Miller.

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From 2004, Tampa Christian band Underoath at Cave 9 on Southside. From Taylor Gonzalez.

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Are we grateful for
mindfulness? Are we mindful
of our gratitude?

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My picks for #sundayread for Jan. 10, 2016:

• Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 37
• Ferguson to Baltimore: Fruits of Government-Sponsored Segregation by Richard Rothstein
• The Land That the Internet Era Forgot, by @WRalphEubanks
• No need for repetition in writing
• At Work, Be Your Own Best Advocate, by Deborah M. Kolb (RT @cmansfield27)
• How to Network Your Way to World-Class Mentors, by @MichaelEllsberg: (3 parts)
• Y’all Connect: Mitch Canter on helpful tools for bloggers
• The Selfish Side of Gratitude, by @B_Ehrenreich (RT @McMcgregory)
• @JasonGenova: The Saga of a YouTube Bodybuilding Broscience Celebrity by @kyletalking
• Flashback: Excerpt from Marie Sutton’s “The A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham”
• The bald Norwegians who write hit US songs, by @NathanielRich (via @AfrikaReads)
• The New Intolerance of Student Activism, by @Conor64 Friedersdorf
• The Asteroid Hunters, by @JoshDean66 (RT @kickpointinc)
• I Quit Drinking 5 Years Ago and I’ve Been Insufferable Ever Since, by @JohnDeVore

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Flying high in the new year

The latest #sundayread tweets

#sundayread Tweets

• More #sundayread recommendations from me

A rumble on the
distant horizon, flashes
in the darkened sky.

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