Tag: author
One-on-one with Pulitzer winner John Archibald whose debut memoir comes out...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
For John Archibald, it began with silence. What he describes as “white silence.”
The Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for Alabama...
Myra Armstead: Helping Others Through Her Divine Purpose
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series — published in The Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month —...
News Anchor Eunice Elliott Leaves TV, Begins New Chapter
By Javacia Bowser
Babypalooza
Eunice Elliott recently left her role as a news anchor at Birmingham’s WVTM 13 to start a new chapter — literally.
In March...
Nia Mya Reese: Portrait of an 11-year-old As Author
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
When Nia Mya Reese was given a first-grade class assignment to write about a topic for which she...
Randi Pink’s 31 days of ‘Rage Writing’ produced latest novel, ‘Girls...
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham author Randi Pink wrote her latest novel Girls Like Us in 31 days.
No, she wasn’t trying the...
Dina Avery Chronicles Her Family’s Journey from Slavery to the Present
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Dina Avery comes from a bloodline of steadfast people, including her father, Charles Avery Jr., who was one of the...
Black Youth and the Criminal Justice System Explored in New Book
By LaMont Jones
Diverse Education
Black youth, especially males, have been disproportionately tied to the U.S. justice system far longer than today’s headlines suggest.
Dr. Carl Suddler,...
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
By Hillel Italie
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,”...
Calvin Macon’s battle from addiction to published author
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
To this day, Calvin Macon regrets the condition he was in when his parents last saw him.
“I was struggling,” he...
Anthony Ray Hinton honored as Samford’s 2019 Corts Distinguished Author
Samford.edu
Anthony Ray Hinton will be honored as the 2019 Distinguished Author on April 16 at the ninth annual Tom and Marla Corts Distinguished Author...