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Twin brothers plan comeback after fire destroys family business in Midfield
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
A fire that destroyed a Midfield family business will not be a setback, but a setup for great...
Junior League of Birmingham holds roundtable on race relations in the...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
How necessary are discussions about race relations in Birmingham?
The Junior League of Birmingham held a community roundtable on the issue...
William Barnes: Overseeing a renaissance at the Birmingham Urban League
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
William Barnes has had a busy year at the Birmingham Urban League -- and doesn’t intend on slowing down any...
A story(teller) for the ages: After decades in theater, Ms. Cas...
By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné
Special to The Times
She wasn't always a storyteller.
At least that's what Casandra Scott, or Ms. Cas as kids at the library call...
Collector’s passion helps preserve, tell the story of Negro League baseball...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Make no mistake. Layton Revel isn’t toying with a hobby as he collects artifacts that he lends to the Negro...
Johnathan Austin considering run for Birmingham mayor
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council President Johnathan Austin said he has not ruled out running for mayor in August 2017.
“No, I have...
Alabama’s youngest delegate to the DNC has dreams come true
Special to The Birmingham Times
At age 20, Nayirah Muhammad was the youngest of the 55-member Alabama delegation at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in...
Hair stylists, barbers donate time to groom residents in Southtown
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
A barbershop and beauty shop popped up last Wednesday at the Southtown public housing community.
Dream Makerz, an aspiring...
Fernanda Herrera: Co-founder of Latino Student Organization at Samford; working to...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Fernanda Herrera never thought she’d be inside the United States Capitol.
Herrera was one of 38 Latino students who attended an...
Wenonah High School students win Gold at Leadership Conference
Special to The Times
Six students from Wenonah High School’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism won gold medals this summer at the annual Family, Career...
