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Times Staff Report Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Saturday hosted its combined 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times   Randall Woodfin, the first candidate to declare for mayor of Birmingham last summer, on Tuesday saw his 14-month journey to...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Some 25 million boys and girls nationwide begin and end their school day on a school bus. The National Highway Traffic...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Generations of African Americans and other minorities have passed down recipes and dishes from decades ago that still are relished...

Times Staff Report CLORAY’S CAFÉ Location: 2530 9th Ave. N, Bessemer, AL Hours: Monday through Friday: 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday:...

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. The Birmingham Times Birmingham native Erwin Prentiss Hill is all about historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)—and not just because he is...

By Victoria Hollis Birmingham Education Foundation “We’re looking for Gabrielle Mallory,” Bob Shepard, Media Relations specialist at UAB Hospital, says for the third time. Bob and...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times For the first time “in about seven or eight years” comedian Bill Bellamy will be back in Birmingham. He’s bringing his...

By Rubin E. Grant Special to The Times The Restoration Academy chorale will cap a busy spring on May 11 with a concert at 6 p.m....

By Johnathan Austin As soon as I was old enough to walk, I learned to march.  Birmingham’s history was sewn into the fabric of my family,...