Tag: children
An Emotional Mayor Woodfin Speaks on 12-Year-Old Killed While Sleeping
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Following the shooting death of a sleeping 12-year-old girl, an emotional Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin struggled to speak about the...
Birmingham Rec Centers as the New ‘Safe Havens’ for Area Youth
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Jason Morgan, a fifth grader at Minor Elementary, likes dodgeball, kickball and watching TV.
But on a recent weekday evening, Jason...
Birmingham Invests $1 Million in Early Childhood Education. What It Means
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Tuesday, Birmingham made its largest investment ever in early childhood education, say city officials, with a $1 million investment...
How One Birmingham City School Student Learned to Avoid Conflict
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Jacob Woods, a 10th-grader at George Washington Carver High School in Birmingham, said he knows how to avoid conflicts –...
Railroad Park Adds Class for New and Expecting Parents
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
A new class for new and expecting parents has been added to the Get Healthy Series sponsored by Blue...
Serena Williams Says ‘Countdown Has Begun’ to Retirement
By Howard Fendrich
Associated Press
Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn...
3-Year-Old and 3-Month-Old Die After Tree Falls on Birmingham Home During...
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Two children died in a house collapse in Birmingham due to storm damage the structure received Thursday night.
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) arrived...
Hot car deaths and how parents can keep their child safe...
by Hannah Echols
A vehicle can heat up quickly even when it is not extremely hot outside, rising 20 degrees within 10 minutes. According to kidsandcars.org, there...
Edelman: A Shameful Indictment of our Failure to Protect Children
By Marian Wright Edelman
The funerals for the ten Black community members who were murdered while grocery shopping in Buffalo on May 14 aren’t even...
Edelman: A World Safe for Children in Time of War
By Marian Wright Edelman
“Tell Me Where to Be Born”
People of the world, tell me where to be born.
If I were born in the land...
