Tag: birmingham
Human trafficking is a growing problem. Regions Bank on how we...
By Loren Spiller
www.doingmoretoday
Almost 25 million victims worldwide. A $150 billion industry. Today’s second-fastest growing crime, behind drug trafficking. These figures from the World International...
Coach Nick Saban’s fireside chat with Boy Scouts yields sage wisdom
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama News Center
Nick Saban had just told nearly 2,200 people how he ultimately became a football coach when Jeremiah Brown stepped to...
Royzell D. Walker to play Ota Benga in UAB’s Theatre new...
Shannon Thomason
UAB News
Royzell D. Walker has an important story to tell before he graduates from the University of Alabama at Birmingham this spring.
Walker is...
Local nonprofit STAIR’s secret to improving reading skills of second graders
By Terri Robertson
bhamnow.com
When Zhoria was in second grade, like many children her age in Birmingham, she struggled with reading. When asked to read aloud,...
Wormsby: Michael Jackson documentary, ‘Leaving Neverland,’ not credible
By Hollis Wormsby
This is an opinion column
It was really difficult for me to watch “Leaving Neverland” as a person who grew up the consummate...
Drew: Safety tips to consider when buying your teens first car
By Samuetta Hill Drew
High school graduation is a mere few weeks away and many teens will be receiving a vehicle as their graduation gifts. ...
Ellis: Unaffordable insulin prices in America
By Glenn Ellis
Americans spend more on prescription drugs - average costs are about $1,200 per person per year - than anyone else in the...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
With Women’s History Month coming to an end we asked Birmingham-area residents, name a woman in history you would like to...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
APRIL SHOWERS AND MAY FLOWERS!!
TODAY
THE WOMEN GATHER, 6-8 p.m. at the BCRI.
THE WOOKS and STEEL CITY JUG SLAMMERS at The Nick.
COMEDIAN STEVE...
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan apologizes for outburst in House chamber
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state lawmaker apologized for an outburst on the floor of the Alabama House of Representatives in...
