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American Cancer Society teams with business leaders on colon cancer awareness

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Special to The Times March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and the American Cancer Society has teamed with Central Alabama CEOs on the colon cancer...

Under Trump, unemployment rate rises for black workers

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By Freddie Allen Managing Editor, NNPA Newswire During President Donald Trump’s first full month in office, the Black unemployment rate rose as the White unemployment rate...

Graduation rate of black male players in NCAAs at 74 percent

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By Steve Reed AP Sports Writer The graduation rate of African-American men’s basketball players from teams participating in the NCAA Tournament is 74 percent compared with...

When will Donald Trump stop lying?

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Dr. Jesse Lewis, Sr.  Maybe the better question is when will his supporters believe he is lying? The answer to this headline story is never. According to...

People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu

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TODAY LIVE BAND KARAOKE, 7:30 p.m. at Perfect Note. COMEDIAN BURPIE at the StarDome, 7 p.m. LIVE BAND KARAOKE JAM SESSIONS, 7 – 11 p.m. at the...

Altamont School student raises $12,000 to buy 60 laptops for EPIC...

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By Chanda Temple Birmingham City Schools Amrita Lakhanpal, a sophomore at Altamont School, recently raised $12,000 to buy 60 new Chromebooks for EPIC Elementary School. She...

Mass deportation would cost U.S. economy billions, experts say

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By Barrington Salmon NNPA Newswire Contributor Immigration and labor experts say that mass deportation would cost the federal government nearly $900 billion in lost revenue over...

Pizitz puts on the ritz for its official grand opening

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By Alabama NewsCenter Staff The Pizitz building held its formal grand opening in downtown Birmingham March 16, a new life for a storied property that...

Chuck Berry’s influence on rock n’ roll was incalculable

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By Hillel Italie  Associated Press Rock n' roll was more than a new kind of music, but a new story to tell, one for kids with...

Birmingham City Schools to get $4.1M annually following State Supreme Court...

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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Some area leaders called it the luck of the Irish. On Friday, March 17, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Jefferson...