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  • Once Saved by Wild Mustangs, This Alabama Woman Is on a Mission to Return the Favor

    Once Saved by Wild Mustangs, This Alabama Woman Is on a Mission to Return the Favor

    At the barn of her wide open horse ranch, Babbie Styslinger pulled out a large basket containing 130 ...
    American Essence February 12, 2023
  • This Miracle NICU Baby Defied All Odds to Bring Joy and Hope to Everyone Around Him

    This Miracle NICU Baby Defied All Odds to Bring Joy and Hope to Everyone Around Him

    Savannah Chubb held baby Griffin tightly against her chest, as close to her heart as possible. She is ...
    American Essence December 22, 2022
  • The Christmas Parade: Treasuring A Tradition That’s Kept the Community Spirit in America

    The Christmas Parade: Treasuring A Tradition That’s Kept the Community Spirit in America

    His big ears gave him away! Elf, Brian Davis, wore a green hat that almost covered his huge, ...
    American Essence December 21, 2022
  • Meet the Alabama Women Leading the World’s Largest Civic Clubs

    Meet the Alabama Women Leading the World’s Largest Civic Clubs

    When it comes to civic clubs, Birmingham, Alabama is the big winner! The city features the largest Kiwanis ...
    American Essence December 3, 2022
  • A Medical School with Heart: an Institution in the South Trains Doctors to Truly Care

    A Medical School with Heart: an Institution in the South Trains Doctors to Truly Care

    Kevin Leon, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at UAB, remembers an internship episode that made him decide ...
    American Essence December 1, 2022
  • Sister Schubert’s Dinner Rolls: A Southern Baking Tradition

    Sister Schubert’s Dinner Rolls: A Southern Baking Tradition

    All it took was a worn-out and wooden kitchen stool. When Patricia “Sister” Schubert was a child, she ...
    American Essence November 26, 2022
  • Holiday Spirit: How An Alabama Homeless Shelter is Bringing Thanksgiving to Folks Going Through Tough Times

    Holiday Spirit: How An Alabama Homeless Shelter is Bringing Thanksgiving to Folks Going Through Tough Times

    Their eyes shone with a message: a humble "thank you." The men’s faces gleamed with anticipation for the ...
    American Essence November 22, 2022
  • On Thanksgiving Day, A Grieving Family Found Love and Solace in Each Other

    On Thanksgiving Day, A Grieving Family Found Love and Solace in Each Other

    In the backyard of the Boyd’s home in Birmingham, the sun beamed, drying up the glistening dew on ...
    American Essence November 22, 2022
  • James Beard Award-Winning Chef Chris Hastings on the Loving Family That’s Got His Back

    James Beard Award-Winning Chef Chris Hastings on the Loving Family That’s Got His Back

    Chris Hastings is comfortable in his own skin. Trim with short hair and glasses, he tucks his shirt ...
    American Essence September 16, 2022
  • On Duty: A Peek into the Life of a Police Officer Working to Keep America Safe

    On Duty: A Peek into the Life of a Police Officer Working to Keep America Safe

    Officer Ashley Poellnitz spotted the brown Toyota run a stop sign and take off in a hurry. She ...
    American Essence August 10, 2022
  • Winnowed by the Hardships of His Youth, This Top Ad Executive is Now an Advocate for Keeping Kids in School

    Winnowed by the Hardships of His Youth, This Top Ad Executive is Now an Advocate for Keeping Kids in School

    Shelley Stewart was 6 years old when he watched his alcoholic father, Huell Jerome Sr., kill his mother, ...
    American Essence July 18, 2022
  • A Tour Through Alabama’s American Village, a Living History Museum Bringing the Revolutionary War to Life

    A Tour Through Alabama’s American Village, a Living History Museum Bringing the Revolutionary War to Life

    The hall is grand, with hardwood floors and a high ceiling. A large portrait of George Washington greets ...
    American Essence July 11, 2022
  • KultureCity: One Family’s Campaign to Make the World a More Friendly Place for Kids Battling Autism

    KultureCity: One Family’s Campaign to Make the World a More Friendly Place for Kids Battling Autism

    Julian and Michele Maha are your typical "American dream" family. They live in a Birmingham suburb with two ...
    American Essence June 24, 2022
  • The Natchez Trace Parkway: A Peek into This History-Filled Attraction in the Mississippi Delta

    The Natchez Trace Parkway: A Peek into This History-Filled Attraction in the Mississippi Delta

    In the 1951 novel “Requiem for a Nun,” William Faulkner crafts a character who travels from Kentucky to ...
    American Essence May 27, 2022
  • This Young Alabamian is Carrying on His Family Traditions to Become America’s Next Rodeo Star

    This Young Alabamian is Carrying on His Family Traditions to Become America’s Next Rodeo Star

    Thirteen-year-old Rodney Howard looks like he galloped right out of a Western movie set. He’s sporting leather cowboy ...
    American Essence May 27, 2022
  • This Alabama Farmers Market is Helping Small Family Farms Put Down Roots in the Community

    This Alabama Farmers Market is Helping Small Family Farms Put Down Roots in the Community

    Early on a Saturday fall morning in the Southside neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, within the parking lot of ...
    American Essence May 16, 2022
  • Linton’s Barbershop Preserves a Key Moment in Civil Rights History

    Linton’s Barbershop Preserves a Key Moment in Civil Rights History

    Tucked away in the West End neighborhood of Tuscaloosa, and next to what used to be a hugely ...
    American Essence May 2, 2022
  • Meet an Alabama Farm That is Partnering with Local Schools to Make Learning Fun

    Meet an Alabama Farm That is Partnering with Local Schools to Make Learning Fun

    Outside Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, the typical scenery is there: cars filling the parking lot, made from ...
    American Essence April 30, 2022
  • 82-Year-Old Freedom Rider Reflects on Her Role in the Civil Rights Movement

    82-Year-Old Freedom Rider Reflects on Her Role in the Civil Rights Movement

    Freedom Rider Catherine Burks-Brooks held onto her wooden cane while sitting on the couch at her Birmingham home. ...
    American Essence April 22, 2022
  • Rural Studio: An Architectural School Where Learning and Helping Others Go Hand in Hand

    Rural Studio: An Architectural School Where Learning and Helping Others Go Hand in Hand

    “The initial sketch is always an emotion, not a concept.”—Sambo Mockbee As you drive along the two-lane highway ...
    American Essence April 17, 2022
  • On This Rustic Alabama Family Farm, Simple Living is the Secret to Happiness

    On This Rustic Alabama Family Farm, Simple Living is the Secret to Happiness

    The Rora Valley Farm sits on a few acres in east Alabama, where the hills and meadows blend ...
    American Essence April 17, 2022
  • Meet the Characters in the Charming Small Town of Homewood, Alabama

    Meet the Characters in the Charming Small Town of Homewood, Alabama

    Any resemblance of Homewood, Alabama to Mayberry, North Carolina, the fictional town depicted in the 1960s TV sitcom ...
    American Essence April 15, 2022
  • Bank Worker-Turned-Zookeeper Relishes the Joys of Tending to Gentle Elephants

    Bank Worker-Turned-Zookeeper Relishes the Joys of Tending to Gentle Elephants

    Adam Brooks looks more like a banker than an elephant keeper. The 29-year-old assistant curator at the Birmingham ...
    American Essence April 9, 2022
  • An Engineer for NASA Finds Passion in Researching Cold Storage for Space Missions

    An Engineer for NASA Finds Passion in Researching Cold Storage for Space Missions

    Dr. Lee Moradi is a humble man, one of those who would rather not receive attention. He is ...
    American Essence April 8, 2022
  • Reviving a Winning Tradition

    Reviving a Winning Tradition

    Coach Andy Kennedy’s voice may have risen early in the game between the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
    American Essence April 8, 2022
  • Tightknit Immigrant Brothers Open Mexican Restaurant Rooted in Love

    Tightknit Immigrant Brothers Open Mexican Restaurant Rooted in Love

    His smile used to light up the room, and his laughter was contagious. He was happy and gregarious, ...
    American Essence April 6, 2022
  • The Adventures of a Drag-Racing Piano Mover in Alabama

    The Adventures of a Drag-Racing Piano Mover in Alabama

    Mike Marsh moves pianos for a living. Mike Marsh also drag races a Chevy Camaro. Two completely opposite ...
    American Essence April 3, 2022
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