Congratulations, Youssef Biaz!

About a year ago, I conducted a lengthy research project about modern-day Alabama, the preconceptions, and the realties of it. Over the course of a year, I wrote about the differences between what people think Alabama is and what life here is like today. The following press release from the Alabama Alliance for Arts Education provides one more example of how Alabama is not the same locale that provided the substance of so many historical stereotypes of backwardness and bigotry. Congratulations, Youssef Biaz for winning first place in the national Poetry Out Loud competition!… Read more Congratulations, Youssef Biaz! →