Tag: quotes of note
“Please, please think twice about taking someone’s life. The way to...
-Airella Williams, a sophomore at Pleasant Grove High School, who gave a spoken word performance at a recent anti-violence rally in downtown Birmingham; birminghamtimes.com,...
“We’re only one situation away. No one wakes up and says,...
-Tawanna Granger Morton, intake director for Crossroads to Intervention, a rehabilitation center which helps previously homeless get into new homes; WBRC Fox 6. May...
“…I believe my hair is a blessing. Even though I’ve been...
-Brooklyn Chandler, an 8th grader at Birmingham’s W.J. Christian K-8 School, who was selected as one of 55 U.S. winners of Google's 15th Annual...
“I realized, by taking the [cosmetology] course, that I can actually...
-Jayla Buchanan, a junior in Woodlawn’s Academy of Business and Finance, on learning she could do hair and nails as a profession; The Birmingham...
“Every man should have counseling to really understand everything that goes...
-Chris Stallworth in the Had Me At Hello marriage column that appeared in the Birmingham Times, May 10.
“We grew up together and he would always say ‘mama I...
-Felicia Morgan, who first gave birth at the age of 15, remembers her son Sanquez, 20, who was killed by gun violence in 2019,...
“Peace is not an abstract concept, it is an activity that...
-Jennifer Jones, president of Rotary International, sponsor of the May 4-6 International Peace Conference in Birmingham, according to an April 26 story from The...
“This building here is a landmark; this is Black trans history...
-Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd, founder and executive director of TAKE (Transgender Advocate Knowledgeable and Empowering), which recently opened new resource center in East Birmingham, according to...
“What’s the deal with guns? Why do so many young people...
-Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr at an event in Birmingham organized by Voices of Black Mothers United, according to a story which appeared...
“You have to emulate those that you admire. Reach out to...
-Gina Grayson, a Birmingham native DJ, who has performed at events in and outside the city, according to an April 24 story from The...