Valentina Mora-Velasquez
ReporterValentina Mora is a student intern at the Alabama Public Radio newsroom. She is an international student from Colombia at The University of Alabama. She is majoring in Communicative Disorders and Foreign Languages and Literature. She is part of the Blount Scholars Program and is also pursuing a minor in Music. Although she is not studying to become a journalist, Valentina enjoys reporting, interviewing and writing stories.
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Montgomery Whitewater opens tomorrow, and it is a great place to visit for lovers of outdoor activities. Montgomery Whitewater is a new 120-acre outdoor recreation facility located in Montgomery near the Maxwell Air Force Base. -
On Sunday, July 2, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center will launch a free summer activity celebrating 50 years since the launch of Skylab. This latest session is called “Living in Space” and discusses long-duration living in space and microgravity and its effects on human’s body. -
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation earlier this year designating June as Immigrant Heritage Month. Data from the Migrant Policy Institute says the number of foreign-born people living in Alabama has doubled over the last twenty years. These people have stories of what they left and what they’re experiencing here in the U.S. -
Fans of Comic books and science fiction will be meeting up in North Alabama this weekend. HuntsvilleCon Pop Culture will take place Saturday at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Huntsville. -
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the day in 1865, when the end of slavery was formally announced to people in Texas. Governor Kay Ivey made proclamations in 2021 and 2022 for Juneteenth to be observed in Alabama, but the observance has not become a permanent state holiday. -
Mothers could soon be offered help in surrendering newborn babies to get a second chance at life. House Bill 473 introduces Safe Haven Baby Boxes to the state where parents can surrender their baby anonymously and safely. -
To continue gathering public input on the design of the future Africatown Welcome Center, the City of Mobile and its design partners have launched an online survey and feedback form for residents in the Africatown community and other Mobilians. -
Alabama lawmakers could pass a bill that changes the rules of absentee voting in the last day of the legislative session. The state legislature is poised to meet on Tuesday, June 6th for the 30th and last day of the 2023 session. -
Entrepreneurship is on the rise in Alabama, especially among the Black community, Gen-Z, Millennials and women. That’s according to an analysis of websites registered with a popular web hosting platform. -
Fans of the original Star Trek TV series can meet the actor who played Captain Kirk this weekend. William Shatner is a guest at the Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo that lasts through Sunday.
