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As a classical music teacher and EMT, Bessemer’s Ahmun Miles found...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
As a classical music teacher and an emergency medical technician (EMT) with Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFR), Ahmun Miles said...
Birmingham Businessman Larry Thornton Sr.: The Winner Within
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
As a man of many talents—artist, leader, author, entrepreneur—Larry Thornton Sr. made history when he became the first African American...
Fine Arts, Find Life: Teacher Makella Harris Heals Through Music
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown gave many time to reflect. For Makella Moore Harris, it gave...
With Help From Essence Magazine, Della Nicholas, 50, Realized Modeling Dreams
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
It is never too late to follow your dreams. Just ask Della Nicholas.
Nicholas, 51, had dreams of becoming a model...
Jeremy Duckworth: Helping Small Businesses Create Paths to Success
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
By the time he was in his 20s, Jeremy Duckworth was on his way to creating economic development opportunities for...
Leonard Smoot Coaches Miles College to National Golf Title
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Leonard Smoot was in the U.S. Marine Corps when he first got the notion of attending a golf tournament...
Author T.K. Thorne tells Story of Birmingham’s Unsung Civil Rights Allies
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
When you think of the Birmingham Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, certain names immediately come to mind:...
Danielle Hines: The Visionary Behind Coworking Space in Civil Rights District
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
Downtown Birmingham has a new coworking space that’s both steeped in history and focused on the future, thanks...
Kelli Solomon Was Raised on Community Love; Now Gives It Back
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Kelli Solomon, vice president (VP) of operations and programs for the Birmingham Urban League (BUL), knows what it’s like to...
David Parker: UAB Grad putting Theatre Dreams ‘In Motion’
By Shannon Thomason
UAB News
David H. Parker’s “big dream” is in motion.
Parker will graduate May 1 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with a Bachelor...