Tag: opinion
Sharpe-Jefferson: Own Your Happiness
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As we approach Valentine’s Day on Tuesday Feb. 14, there’s always the temptation to place an expectation on our spouse or significant...
Malveaux: The King Holiday Reflects our Resilience
By Julianne Malveaux
Just four days after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, the inveterate warrior, Congressman John Conyers Jr....
Sharpe-Jefferson: Moving the Needle
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
With all the talk (or hype if you so choose to see it as such) about the New Year, one predominant question...
Sharpe-Jefferson: New Year a Time to Look Ahead — and Reflect
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As we roll into 2023 (can you believe it’s already here), it’s always a good time to reflect. But the reflection I offer...
Sharpe-Jefferson: The Value of Precious Holiday Memories
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
While everyone else is focused on decorating and spreading holiday cheer, I firmly recognize this is not the case for everyone. Holidays...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Always a Good Time to be Thankful
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
Sometimes we can be duped by what we believe is our permanent reality.
When things don’t change as quickly as we’d like, we...
Josh Carpenter: ‘Moving Science’ to a Brighter Future at Southern Research
By Josh Carpenter
Since our founding in Birmingham more than 80 years ago, Southern Research has played a pivotal role in Birmingham’s economy and in...
Sharpe-Jefferson: The Seasons Change, You Should Too
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
I chuckled when I thought about the encouraging information I’d share in this week’s column because I suspect many of you won’t...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Permission to Live
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
There’s nothing like a piece of bad news to make you really appreciate all the things that are going right in your...
John Archibald: Ignoring Murders of Black Males Won’t Make it Disappear
By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com
This opinion column is another installment in a Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series on Gun Violence in the city.
We talk a lot...