Tag: opinion
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Finding Lasting, Positive Change
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
We’ve all been there or will be there at some point soon. It’s the place where we find ourselves assessing our lives in...
Malveaux: Student Loan Forgiveness, A Small Step in the Right Direction
By Julianne Malveaux
President Joe Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on August 24, he honored his commitment. Some...
Rev. Jesse Jackson: Water Crisis in Jackson Miss. Reflects Vicious Neglect
By The Rev. Jesse Jackson
In sweltering heat, 150,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, the state’s capital and its largest city, had no running water, after...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Information Can Defeat this Formidable Foe
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The fear of it can sometimes be worse than reality.
COVID has certainly been a formidable foe, but the reality is that with...
