Black Excellence

Meet Crystina Hughes, who champions Black Maternal Health in Alabama.

The 2026 Black Excellence of Alabama initiative celebrates Educator Torrus McGill.

Longtime Tuscaloosa City Schools District 7 board member Erskine Simmons has served the students, parents, and citizens of Tuscaloosa for many years, and through his service many lives have been impacted.

Pastor Mike Jr. has one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States. He is a multitalented leader who changes the lives of many people through ministry, music, and his philanthropic work in Alabama.

Meet Willie Mae Ike Wells, one of the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement in Tuscaloosa.