Birmingham Times
Pratt City residents review renderings of ‘Super block’ concept
Times staff report
Birmingham Mayor William Bell, City Councilor Marcus Lundy and Pratt City Neighborhood Leaders and residents on Tuesday reviewed the first draft of...
Junior League of Birmingham holds roundtable on race relations in the...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
How necessary are discussions about race relations in Birmingham?
The Junior League of Birmingham held a community roundtable on the issue...
William Barnes: Overseeing a renaissance at the Birmingham Urban League
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
William Barnes has had a busy year at the Birmingham Urban League -- and doesn’t intend on slowing down any...
A story(teller) for the ages: After decades in theater, Ms. Cas...
By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné
Special to The Times
She wasn't always a storyteller.
At least that's what Casandra Scott, or Ms. Cas as kids at the library call...
Employees boost patients at Children’s Hospital
By Gilbert Nicholson
Alabama NewsCenter
Trey Pilston had the pink Playtime Extravaganza T-shirt on, fulfilling his role as volunteer co-chairman of the event to provide three...
Collector’s passion helps preserve, tell the story of Negro League baseball...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Make no mistake. Layton Revel isn’t toying with a hobby as he collects artifacts that he lends to the Negro...
MAX Announces New Executive Director
Special to The Times
The Interim Executive Director and former Chief of Staff of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) has been selected as the...
As people survey Louisiana flood damage, 8th death reported
By Michael Kunzelman, Melinda Deslatte and Rebecca Santana
Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As waters receded in parts of Louisiana’s capital city, some residents...
Black police recruit hopes to shatter perceptions
By Amanda Lee Myers
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Renata Phillip was 11 years into a satisfying teaching career when she shocked her friends and...
Black Girl Magic In Rio
Ricardo A. Hazell
Senior Writer
©2016, The Shadow League
Stereotypes and misunderstandings litter the American landscape in just about every societal aspect. It is an unfortunate byproduct...
