By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Schools leaders took another step Monday to get all third graders reading on grade level or proficiency by...
BY PAT BYINGTON bhamnow.com Main Street, Inc. unveiled this week their new interactive mural called Steel Magnolias. The mural—which spans 260 feet in width and 20 feet in...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times When Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer last month denied Birmingham Southern College’s application for an almost $30 million bridge loan...
bhamcityschools.org The judges of the sixth annual Altec Innovation Challenge gave a green thumbs up to the team from Ramsay High School’s Academy of Engineering during...
By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times BuildUP Community School in Birmingham on Tuesday received $3 million to expand programs that prepare high school youth for skilled...
By Je’Don Holloway-Talley The Birmingham Times It all started with a bow, said Taneka Gillard, founder of the iReign Special Needs Support Group Alabama. Her daughter,...
By Je’Don Holloway-Talley For The Birmingham Times At 17 years old, Lorenzo Brown was shot in the neck and paralyzed from his chest down. The first...
By Je’Don Holloway-Talley For The Birmingham Times Nicole LaMont was like any typical adolescent—fully functioning limbs, faculties, and all five senses. That changed for her at...
By Curtis Venetta Hville Blast Alabama A&M University alumna, Jennifer Gray, has designed the first Nike shoe inspired by her alma mater. Gray’s design represents one...
By Pat Byington bhamnow.com The city of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee this week approved the design of a new 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times For the second time in a week, Darrell O’Quinn was elected Birmingham City Council President this time with five Councilors...
By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times Temple Beth El on Thursday officially opened its Beth El Civil Rights Experience (CRE) with the screening of a short...
Written and Photographed by Marika N. Johnson Birmingham already in an electrified state with 2023 Magic City Classic festivities turned up even further as rap sensation...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times From the stands the role of a drum major may look like sheer fun and entertainment but those few hours...
By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times It’s always one of the biggest college football games of the season for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)....
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times The band directors at the Magic City Classic know there are some fans that won’t enter Birmingham’s Legion...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times As the head drum major for Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) and its Marching Maroon and White...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times When he was a child, Ja’Vonta Price was always banging on something: “I pounded on anything that made...
By Donald Hunt For The Birmingham Times College football fans have seen a lot of great teams over the years. However, it’s one thing to have...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — In a videotaped message, O’Neal publicly applauded Hill, Talladega Councilwoman Vickey Hall and other city leaders for blight-removal initiatives and other major...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Department of Community Development administers the City’s Housing and Urban Development Grants, applies to relevant grants, conducts plan implementation, strategic community...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The great thing about the 2020 Census is that it has never been easier to respond on your own, whether online, over the...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Women have always been integral to hip-hop, dating to its founding. Cindy Campbell, the sister of Clive Campbell—better known as hip-hop originator...
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The women were honored during the organization’s Smart Party, a fundraiser at Haven in Birmingham. Women’s Fund President and CEO Melanie Bridgeforth said these...