Tag: women
Rep. Sewell Secures $2 Million in Federal Funds for The Lovelady...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Brenda Lovelady Spahn, founder/executive director of The Lovelady Center in Birmingham, remembers when staff had to “glue together the...
#StrongHER 2023: Meet 25 Birmingham Women Who Inspire and Empower
Compiled by Chanda Temple
birminghamal.gov
Honorees selected for the City of Birmingham's StrongHer initiative are true examples that strength is more than physical; it's mental, too. Their strength is brave...
Shatoria Peavy Couldn’t Find a Support Group for Single Moms. So...
Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
In a room of single mothers like herself, Shatoria Peavy was left in tears when a young woman, whose husband recently...
Birmingham’s Dr. Nadia Richardson: In Forefront of the Black Wellness Renaissance
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
Nadia Richardson, PhD, founder and CEO of the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to building...
10 Birmingham-Area Women Share The Best Advice They’ve Received
Compiled by Nicole S. Daniel
Photographs by Desiree Greenwood
The Birmingham Times
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, the Birmingham Times spent the...
HBCU Grad Makes History as First Black Woman Neurosurgery Resident at...
www.wbir.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A woman headed to Vanderbilt University recently made history when she matched in its neurosurgery residency program.
Tamia Potter graduated from Florida...
Birmingham Celebrates #StrongHer ‘Sheroes’: Daphney Portis
birminghamal.gov
In 2019, Mayor Randall Woodfin’s administration launched the #StrongHER campaign to highlight some of the unsung “sheroes’’ living, working, volunteering or inspiring others in...
Meet Kyla Carr: Owner of Birmingham’s 1st Flash Selfie Lounge
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Whenever Birmingham’s Kyla Carr is feeling a little down she can hop on a private jet and travel anywhere...
Meet The ‘Full-Time Grandmother’ in Birmingham And Her Battle Against Breast...
By Nicole Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Benette Eason, a U.S. Air Force medical technician, is used to helping others with medical emergencies—then, she was diagnosed with...
Area Single Mom Shares Story, Roundtable With Dept. of Labor Official
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Kimber Washington is a single mother of four, who works two jobs and lives in a home she owns in...
