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How Women Under Construction Provides the Tools to Build a Better...
By Je’Don Holloway-Talley | For The Birmingham Times
As both a volunteer and participant with the Birmingham-based Women Under Construction Network (WUCN), Elaine Porter, a...
Black Women Struggle to Find Their Way in a Job World...
BY TERRY TANG AND MICHAEL CASEY
BOSTON (AP) — Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. But...
Columnist Gwen DeRu: A Birmingham Institution
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Gwen DeRu is a Birmingham institution.
The founder and CEO of DeRu and Associates, where she provides services such as...
Nichelle Nichols, 89, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ Broke Barriers for...
By Lindsey Bahr
Associated Press
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood as communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television...
Drew: Meet the Black Woman Who Invented Home Security Systems
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With March being National Women’s Month, each safety article has highlighted an African American woman who has improved everyday safety for...
Capt. Ashley N. Johnson: Birmingham (AL) native; Chief of Military Justice...
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Captain Ashley N. Johnson, United States Air Force, is a Birmingham, Alabama native and the Chief of Military Justice for the 501st Combat Support...
Tanesha Sims-Summers Popped on Birmingham’s Scene; Never Looked Back
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Tanesha Sims-Summers, CEO of Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co., describes herself as a “village child” raised by family members,...
9 Black Women Likely Top Supreme Court Contenders
By Jessica Gresko and Colleen Long
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his...
Strength and Determination: Area Breast Cancer Survivors Share Their Stories
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
To mark the beginning of October—Breast Cancer Awareness Month—The Birmingham Times visited the 10th annual Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies (BBBB)...
Black women and the Breast Cancer Disparity Explained
By Diana Price
cancerconnect.com
When Karen Jackson was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer she was bewildered—not just by the diagnosis but by the disparity she...