Tag: violence

Times Staff Report Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson said comments about her calling for a boycott at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover were incorrect. Tyson said...

By Joseph D. Bryant Housing Authority of the Birmingham District More than two dozen Birmingham police officers converged at the Marks Village community last week, knocking...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times (Second of Two Parts) Like everyone else in Birmingham, the men and women who serve as presidents of the city’s 99...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times Birmingham neighborhood leaders aren’t just talking about problems in their communities. They’re working to provide solutions. Neighborhood association presidents like Kevin...

By Monique Jones The Birmingham Times Neighborhood leaders are split over whether the Birmingham Police Department (BPD) is doing enough to help reduce crime in the...

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. The Birmingham Times Lawyers view the violence that permeates a community from a unique vantage point as they defend the accused, prosecute...

By Glenn Ellis Violence among youths is a critical public health problem. Some of the documented reasons are the early onset of aggressive behavior in...

  By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times More than 200 Birmingham residents got a chance this week to ask city, state, county and community leaders about issues...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Roderick Dwayne Wesley was shot in the face 22 years ago and lived. That was followed by a life in...

By Ebone’ Parks The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor William Bell last week hosted a luncheon in Sixth Avenue Baptist Church to introduce his six-point strategic plan...