Birmingham Times

By Keisa Sharpe Alabama Newscenter A visit to Urban Ministry proves to be equally eventful and heartwarming. It’s lunchtime and the cafeteria is packed. The aroma of home-cooked meats...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  John Harris, president of the North Titusville Neighborhood Association, remembers when his community was dirt roads, no sidewalks and the...

By William C. Singleton III For the Birmingham Times If you’re looking for future tennis stars, the courts at George Ward Park on Birmingham’s Southside are...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times When Rudy Lewis was coming up the sport to play was football, he was told. “The people around me, like my...

By William C. Singleton III For The Birmingham Times Jamiya Ivory, 14, first began tennis after watching her younger brother, Nigel, play in a match seven...

By Javacia Harris Bowser For the Birmingham Times Birmingham baseball coach Prince Mosley is all about levels. “If you can’t help a kid get to the next...

By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times Internationally recognized dancer and choreographer Germaul Barnes could have chosen anywhere in the world to teach, but he will be...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...

By J.W. Carpenter Over the last several weeks, a number of people have shared their opinions about the Birmingham Promise and the challenges in the...

By Mallorie Turner For The Birmingham Times African Americans are 20 percent more likely to suffer from mental illnesses than the general population, according to federal...