Birmingham Times
The Focus, Power and Discipline of Birmingham’s Martial Arts Community
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
At age 10, Mustafa Ali remembers living in the Norwood community and watching a neighborhood karate expert break...
Sensei Mustafa Ali: “The black belt itself represents infinity ....
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mustafa Ali knows there is a message in music—and movement, too.
Ali is a master instructor with the Ensley-based Calligan’s Karate...
Meet Grand Master Paul Calligan and some of the area’s top...
By Nathan Turner
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham is home to a number of respected martial arts experts, but few are as decorated or proficient as...
I Am BHAM: This Fitness Boot Camp Changes Lives in the...
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Times
In the summer of 2016, Walter T. Williams couldn’t walk from his car to the front door of his...
Jerethia ‘Recey’ Blake took a sweet idea on the road to...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Jerethia “Recey” Blake craved candy so often that she decided create a business.
“I realized there wasn’t a candy store in...
Congresswoman Terri Sewell: Ending DACA would cost Alabama Upwards of $180M
Times Staff Report
The Department of Justice’s decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows young undocumented people brought to the United...
Travel Writer, Author And Educator Verna Gates: ‘I Choose Birmingham’
By Verna Gates
I choose Birmingham. That iron ore must have seeped into the fibers of my body. It draws me back like a magnet. ...
Tuskegee catapulted into national rankings with impressive win
By Donald Hunt
For The Birmingham Times
When Tuskegee University opened its season with a 14-6 victory over Alabama State University last week, the Golden Tigers...
Tailgating before the game can be fun – and safe if...
By Samuetta Hill Drew
When school doors reopen it signals the return of football, one of America's favorite sports. Football and tailgating go hand-in-hand. In...
Maximize the Office Visit: Be an Intelligent Patient
By Glenn Ellis
As health-reform continues to take effect over the next several years (in one way or the other), millions of newly insured Americans...
