🌱 Rev. Shuttlesworth Commemoration + Soldier Laid To Rest

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First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 71 Low: 45.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. On Mar. 18 at 9:30 a.m., the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Alabama Public Television will host a commemoration and celebration of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. The event will feature remarks from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Reverend Thomas L. Wilder, and representatives from Alabama Public Television. Shuttlesworth was a minister in Birmingham as well as a civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation. (AL.com)
2. The remains of a World War II soldier from Birmingham have finally returned home and were laid to rest on Friday. Along with others still missing from the war, the name of 29-year-old Army Private First Class Bill Morrison is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. Morrison's name will now have a rosette next to it, signifying he has been accounted for and laid to rest. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
3. The Birmingham Police Department reports the death of a juvenile in an East Birmingham shooting Saturday afternoon. Officers found two people suffering from gunshot wounds in the 7500 block of 1st Avenue South around 3:00 p.m. The juvenile was taken to the hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries; as of the time of publication, no information has been released on the condition of the other victim. (WBRC)

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Today in Birmingham:

• Pickleball Open Play - Levite Jewish Community Center (6:30 AM)
• Taxes with AARP - Birmingham Public Library (9:00 AM)
• Mental Health Matters: Supporting Student Mental Health During COVID-19 - University Of Alabama At Birmingham (9:30 AM)
• Let's Collage! - North Birmingham Regional Branch Library (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• It's Women's History Month, and the Birmingham Public Library is hosting several events in commemoration! Click the link to view them all. (Press Release Desk)
• Congressional leaders joined Mayor Randall Woodfin in Birmingham as part of the Faith and Politics Civil Rights Pilgrimage, a time of reflection on lessons learned from the civil rights movement. (Instagram)
• If you've recently been asked to give out your Medicare number, vaccine status, or other personal health details, you may have experienced a vaccine verification scam. (WBRC)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.