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People, Places and Things By Gwen DeRu

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BIRMINGHAM’S OWN RICKEY SMILEY AT THE STARDOME, THIS WEEKEND!   THIS WEEKEND   SUMMER FUN DAYS AT THE ZOO – The Birmingham Zoo invites the community to Half-Price...

Listen With Your Heart

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It was a normal Saturday afternoon. We were in the car going from place to place when our son said, “I keep talking to...

Classifieds: July 21, 2016

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Employment _____________________________ University of Montevallo We are accepting applications for the following positions: Afternoon Care Teacher & Regular Substitute Assistant Athletic Director/Internal Relations Media Relations and Communications Specialist University Photographer Visit https://jobs.montevallo.edu UM...

RNC convention opens with some diverse speakers planned including Dr. Ben...

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    By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times The Republican National Convention began today in Cleveland and is expected to have a diverse group of speaks including Dr....

Wilder retains WBC heavyweight title, stopping Arreola

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By JOHN ZENOR, AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Despite fighting mostly one-armed for half the fight, Deontay Wilder remained in control in the...

World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Champions

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  Deontay Wilder is the latest fighter in a long list of heavyweights to hold the World Boxing Council (WBC) crown dating back to 1963....

Deontay Wilder’s Ride with No Limits

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    By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times   Few would remember the 1984 green Ford Explorer Deontay Wilder used to drive around his native Tuscaloosa. Back...

‘A rainbow formed in the sky . . . an answer...

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    By Marie A. Sutton For The Birmingham Times     The promise Around 8 in the morning, 42-year-old Brandy Core got two troubling phone calls back to back. Friends...

Taking it personally: Young black men speak out on police brutality

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By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Black America took it personally. Video footage of Alton Sterling being shot in the chest by police officers in Baton Rouge...

What Black Lives Matter Can Learn from the Civil Rights Movement

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  By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Core activists of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement are quick to remind people that the current wave of protests...