Tag: alabama
Birmingham’s Kenya Staples on Refreshing Your Skin and Renewing Your Spirit
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Kenya Staples, owner of Dear Sunday Skincare, a small business in the self-care field, has a background in chemistry,...
$1M Grant from Truist Foundation Helps Birmingham Residents With Career Training
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Previously a stay-at-home mother of two, Shakita Rivers said she wanted to do more than rely on her husband working...
Birmingham’s Walladeen Streeter, Health Care Champion for a Better Bush Hills...
BY PATIENCE ITSON
bhamnow.com
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been a no-brainer for some, but for others, it wasn’t such a simple decision—especially in Birmingham’s...
A New Birmingham Violence Prevention Project Helps Young People Get Back...
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s Rising Homicide...
Birmingham City Council President Opposes Up to $5 Million For Area...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council President Wardine Alexander said on Tuesday she would rather spend up to $5 million on neighborhoods and...
Lawyer for Minority Voters: Alabama Chose “Defiance Over Compliance” With U.S....
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
Federal judges reviewing Alabama's new congressional map on Monday sharply questioned if state lawmakers ignored the court's directive to create a...
The Artistry of Fairfield’s Erika Mixon
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Rather than leave the city where she grew up and where family still lives, visual artist Erika Mixon, decided...
Meet the Woodlawn High School Grad Building Peace in Birmingham
By Callie Puryear
bhamnow.com
Over 150 local high school students spent time in an award-winning program that equips students to build peace in their communities, countries...
Birmingham City Schools Open with Focus on Alabama Literacy Act
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
When Birmingham City Schools opened on Monday students entered a new academic school year with an intense focus on...
How Violence Prevention Initiatives Have Evolved in Birmingham
By Alaina Bookman | abookman@al.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s Rising Homicide...
