Tag: people profile
Larry Thornton: From $5 an hour to America’s Boardrooms
By Javacia Harris Bowser
Special to the Birmingham Times
Over the course of his life Larry Thornton has been the first African American to do several...
Fashion Designer Jeff Austin: From Darkness to Light
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Turning darkness into light has inspired fashion designer Jeff Austin both professionally and personally. The 23-year-old has dealt with depression—since...
Majella Hamilton: Preserving City’s African American History
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
As an avid student of race and culture with a passion for telling stories, Majella Chube Hamilton wakes up and...
Dr. Monica Baskin: Champion For Improving Community Health
Haley Herfurth
UAB News
Cancer is a nondiscriminatory disease — affecting people of all races, ethnicities, genders and religions. But for some populations, there are “barriers...
Brittany Sharp Has An Edge With Event Planning And Interior Design
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
Brittany Sharp, owner of The Sharp Standard, a full-service event planning and interior design boutique founded in Birmingham, Ala.,...
Artist Erika Mixon: The Art of Healing
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
By day, Erika Mixon of Fairfield, Ala., trains physicians and sometimes hospital staff on how to use electronic medical record...
Ahinoam and David Israel Bring Total Wellness Hub to Bessemer
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Last fall, Ahinoam Israel opened a café in Bessemer to provide herbal supplements that have helped her and can help...
Germaul Barnes, Globally Renowned Dancer, To Teach at ASFA
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Internationally recognized dancer and choreographer Germaul Barnes could have chosen anywhere in the world to teach, but he will be...
Meet Birmingham’s Felicia Johnson, President of American Business Women’s Association
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
As national president of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), Birmingham’s Felicia Johnson helps women grow through leadership, education, networking...
Tamika Harris Lost More Than 100 pounds; Gained Confidence to Open...
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
After Tamika Harris reached her heaviest weight of 235 pounds, she had a chance encounter that proved life-changing.
“I was...
