Birmingham Times
Standout Carver High School student recognized as a ‘Shining Star’
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Times
Carver High School senior Jamerial Gardner has been busy the last few weeks.
In between class work and applying for...
Non-whites got just 2 percent of contracts awarded by ...
By Richard Dickerson
Special to The Times
Of the $500 million spent on consultants by the national Democratic Party over a three-year period, 98 percent of...
Behind the rift over the city’s minimum wage
The rift between state lawmakers and the city of Birmingham over who has the power to set the minimum wage in the city is...
Protest songs that have left a mark on music history
Beyonce´and Kendrick Lamar are among hundreds of artists throughout the years who have penned songs focusing on social issues from war to poverty to...
TORNADOES RAVAGE SOUTH, THREAT REMAINS FOR MORE TWISTER
BY MAX BECHERER AND MELISSA NELSON
CONVENT, La. (AP) -- Tornadoes ripped through an RV park in Louisiana and significantly damaged nearly 100 homes and...
A Young Filmmaker Pursues His Dream With an Assist From Viola...
Kaylon Hunt gets inside our heads with his short film, The Brink.
by Martin Johnson
Editor’s note: This short-film series is a collaboration between The Root...
HARPER LEE, ‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD’ AUTHOR, HAS DIED AT 89
BY KENDAL WEAVER AND HILLEL ITALIE
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harper Lee, the elusive novelist whose child's-eye view of racial injustice in a small Southern...
Screening For The Breast Cancer Gene: Who Is At Risk?
From wire reports
(NAPS) — If you’re like many Americans, you may have heard about the BRCA gene and wondered what it is and whether...
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Grooming Kinky Hair Requires Understanding
Health and Beauty
by
Pete Stone
To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of healthy kinky hair one must destigmatize our hair.
The history of kinky hair...
