Tag: courage
Being paralyzed as a teen didn’t stop David Cooks from fulfilling...
By Jeremy King
Regions
It was like any other Friday morning.
Almost.
As David Cooks, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, got ready for school, he had a little...
Vernessa Barnes finds strength to comfort others, raise grandson after loss...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...
Sanchez Tanniehill overcame stroke at 6 weeks old; now a singer,...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...