Birmingham Times
15 Standout Soundtracks
Some may even be more memorable than the movies they accompany
Movie soundtracks. They serve as backdrops for plot and action, but they can be...
Some ‘Honorable Mention’ Soundtracks That Endure
Some may even be more memorable than the movies they accompany
“Barbershop: The Next Cut” hit theaters last Friday (April 15, 2016), giving moviegoers a...
‘American dream’ possible for housing authority residents
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
Claudia Price did not think it was possible to even go through the homeownership process because of her income.
Adding to...
Smartphones and the death of intimacy
By Kyoka Akers
Special to the Times
Whether it’s a waiting room, red light, church, school, hospital, restaurant, gym or park nearly everyone can be seen...
Treasury officials say Harriet Tubman will go on the $20 bill
By Ariel Worthy
It is official. The first woman will be on U.S. paper currency in 100 years.
On Wednesday treasury officials announced Secretary Jacob Lew...
Summit Media Entertainment’s FUSION Awards set for Fri., April 22
By Chanda Temple
Special to the Times
Get ready for lights, camera and action as Summit Media Entertainment celebrates Birmingham heroes with national reach and influence...
Birmingham Black Radio Museum maintains unique aspect of local heritage
By Hank Black
Alabama NewsCenter
Peer into the archives of the Birmingham Black Radio Museum and you will find much of the multilayered history of Jefferson...
City Helps Pratt City Community Commemorate Five Year Anniversary of Tornadoes
The City of Birmingham along with community and neighborhood leaders will commemorate the five year anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado with a...
Birmingham honors baseball great Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodger broke the game’s color barrier 69 years ago this month
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to The Times
Jackie Robinson, the first black to play...
John Rogers vs. Mary Moore: How a longtime political marriage unraveled
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
No matter the major issue—the downsizing of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, planned sewer-rate increases in Jefferson County—state Reps. John Rogers...
