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Author: Andrew J. Yawn, The American South

Nation

Seven women who helped change the nation through Freedom Rides

September 7, 2021Andrew J. Yawn, The American SouthComments Off on Seven women who helped change the nation through Freedom Rides

Among the innumerable stories of courage, here is a glimpse of the Freedom Rides through the eyes of seven women who helped change the nation.

Nation

Inside the most vaccinated rural county in the South

August 5, 2021Andrew J. Yawn, The American SouthComments Off on Inside the most vaccinated rural county in the South

Dare County, North Carolina, has the highest vaccination rate (59%) of any rural Southern county, according to CDC data released August 1.

Nation

A Georgia church, kicked out of the SBC for allowing gay members, wants to make sure ‘everybody’s welcome’

April 4, 2021Andrew J. Yawn, The American SouthComments Off on A Georgia church, kicked out of the SBC for allowing gay members, wants to make sure ‘everybody’s welcome’

A Georgia church was ousted from the Southern Baptist Convention for accepting gay members, sparking conversations about what it means to be Southern Baptist.

Travel

Remains recovered months after Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans

August 10, 2020Andrew J. Yawn, The American SouthComments Off on Remains recovered months after Hard Rock Hotel collapse in New Orleans

Ten months after the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site, the remains of one of the deceased workers have been recovered.

News

A new kind of ‘barber shop talk’: Mississippi barbers get mental health training to aid Black communities

July 29, 2020Andrew J. Yawn, The American SouthComments Off on A new kind of ‘barber shop talk’: Mississippi barbers get mental health training to aid Black communities

The barber’s chair may just be the new therapy couch for parts of the mental-health-care-deprived South.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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