THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Will Smith recently became an investor in Step, a mobile-based banking service app for teenagers, through his Dreamers fund. Step allows teens...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The World Games 2021 will kick off its World of Opportunity program on Wednesday, June 19 at the Birmingham Crossplex. The program...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — After fierce neighborhood opposition, the Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) will not issue a permit for Sherman Industries, LLC to relocate...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The number “200” was spelled out in the shape of orange and purple balloons as a cool breeze whispered across the Vulcan Park...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday unveiled a $451 million fiscal 2020 budget that includes a focus on neighborhood revitalization and an...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Matilda Merriweather, president of The Birmingham Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, said the scholarships reflected the hard work of the winners.“...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced on Tuesday that he is opposed to a concrete company relocating to Five Points West from downtown....
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — About 100 small and minority business owners gathered at the Linn Henley Research Library on Monday for the Jefferson County Purchasing Department’s free...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The diseases are familiar. So are the state’s rankings. Alabama ranks 46th in obesity, 48th in diabetes, and 49th in high blood pressure,...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Macon started out smoking marijuana, eventually used cocaine and then crack cocaine. After retiring from the military, he was mostly using crack....
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the relocation of a Sherman Industries concrete facility to Five Points West.The...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Every year since the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 2015, members of the Bib and Tucker...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Myrna Gates is a long-time Magic City Art Connection (MCAC) supporter: she’s attended for more than a decade, first as a visitor then...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Asked how the members of Ladies Who Hike combat the stigmas involving black women and the outdoors—heat, insects, sweating out hairstyles—group founder Brittney Davis said...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Shannon Moore admits to not being social, and she didn’t expect that to change when she joined the Ladies Who Hike fitness group...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — There was a vigil held in Bessemer on Monday night on behalf of more than 100 victims of violent crime from western Jefferson...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Michael Lundy, CEO of The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD), last week announced the closure of 12 of 19 entry points...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Students obtaining an associate’s degree at Lawson State Community College (LSCC) can simultaneously work on a bachelor’s at Alabama State University (ASU), presidents...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Hundreds of professional and student journalists were in Birmingham Friday and Saturday for the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Region III Conference,...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Two Birmingham High School students now have a seat at the political roundtable. Kamil Goodman, a junior at A.H. Parker High School and...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Jefferson County Commission President Pro-Tem Lashunda Scales and Adamsville city leaders announced Thursday infrastructure projects that will improve seven major roads and...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Although primarily intended for doctoral-degree seekers and holders who are people of color or first-generation, the private page has members from various ethnic...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The Birmingham City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve an agreement with Major League Baseball for a Youth Academy at George...
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Mayor Randall Woodfin on Thursday said bluntly that “gun violence in the City of Birmingham is a public health crisis.”
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — The faith-based community must speak with one voice in creating second chances for people released from prison.