Tag: people profile
Dr. Jacqueline Lewis: Medical Role Model and Surgeon Leader
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Jacqueline Lewis, MD, sits in her office at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. She is gracious and poised with...
LaKisha Cargill: Ramsay High Grad and The Business of Inspiration
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham entrepreneur LaKisha Cargill’s creativity always shines, whether it’s through her writing or through the name of her forthcoming apparel...
Chef Erica Barrett Brings Her Taste of Southern Culture to The...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Erica Barrett doesn’t see “struggles”; only “challenges.”
Meeting those challenges led her to open SOCU Southern Kitchen and Bar, a successful...
Birmingham’s Elicia Jacob Has A Touch That Renews and Relaxes
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Elicia Jacob knows about survival on a professional and personal basis. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, in the...
Halo Wheeler: The Angelic Songbird of the Magic City
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
“Being back outside” after the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared in March 2020 and resulted in lockdowns that disrupted lives...
Blake Showers Bringing Black Representation to Japanese Comics
By Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com
Before 28-year-old Blake Showers illustrated for a global publication, he was kid from Birmingham, Ala., who found solace and safety in Japanese...
Tunya Humphrey’s Clothing Brand Helps Women Embrace Their Femininity
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham store owner Tunya Humphrey has one goal: “Make women feel pretty.”
“The majority of my life has been dedicated to...
Stylist Darrius Peace Finds Beauty Beyond Hair
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
When Darrius Peace arrived on the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) campus in 1998, he made an observation that...
Colin A. Martin M.D., Specialist With Unique Touch For Leadership
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
As the recently named president-elect of the medical executive committee for Children’s of Alabama, which employs more than 5,000 people,...
Yawntreshia Coleman’s Food Tours Put Birmingham in Spotlight
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
After two back-to-back high-risk pregnancies in 2015 and 2017, heart failure, postpartum depression, and a global pandemic, Yawntreshia Coleman, owner...
