Tag: dream
At Age 13, Birmingham’s Blake James Making Name in Entertainment Industry
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Even though he’s only 13 years old, Blake James’s resume reads like that of a television/Hollywood heavyweight—Nickelodeon, Kellogg’s, AT&T, Sony...
Dr. David Hicks Takes Office as First Black Jefferson County (AL)...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
David Hicks, DO, on Monday officially took office as Jefferson County’s Health Officer, making him the first African American to...
Birmingham’s Historic Rickwood Field Could Become ‘Field of Dreams’ in 2024
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Rickwood Field, opened in Birmingham in 1910 and is the oldest professional ballpark in America, could host Major League Baseball’s...
Meet Michaela Kelley: Birmingham Police’s First Black Female K-9 Handler
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Michaela Kelley is a woman on a mission.
The 27-year-old Birmingham police officer just became the department’s first Black female K-9 handler,...
Birmingham Commemorates MLK Day With Speeches, Service
By Nicole S. Daniel and Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham area leaders and residents gathered Monday in The Boutwell Auditorium for the 37th Annual Unity...
Black Girls Dream Big During Conference in Birmingham
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds of visitors from Birmingham and surrounding areas attended the Black Girls Dream Conference held this weekend which included the Journey Dream...
Appreciation: Bill Russell lived a life like very few others
By TIM REYNOLDS
Bill Russell hated autographs. Saw no point to them. If he was out dining and got approached by someone asking for his...
Speaker stuns Morehouse grads, to pay off $40M student debt
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he...
A Young Filmmaker Pursues His Dream With an Assist From Viola...
Kaylon Hunt gets inside our heads with his short film, The Brink.
by Martin Johnson
Editor’s note: This short-film series is a collaboration between The Root...
