Birmingham Times
Glenn Ellis: Caring for a Dying Parent
By Glenn Ellis
There are two things that movies consistently get wrong: sex and death. Unfortunately, as a society, we spend far too much time...
People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu
By Gwen DeRu
TODAY
PINTS ON THE PLAZA, 5 p.m. at the Birmingham Art Crawl downtown Birmingham.
NEIGHBORHOOD MEET AND GREET RECEPTION, 6:30 – 8 p.m. at...
Birmingham Photographer Combines Pictures of Sisters to Create Unique Portraits
By Chanda Temple
For The Birmingham Times
Sunday, Aug. 6 is National Sisters’ Day, and what better way to celebrate than to show the bond of...
Senator Kamala Harris Has A Strategy To End The Pay Gap...
By KAMALA HARRIS
Bustle.com
Yesterday we acknowledged “Equal Pay Day” for Black women in this country, a day that marks the number of days into the...
Pew poll: A quarter of blacks have been harassed online
Associated Press
A new study says African-American adults are facing more harassment online than other races and ethnicities in the United States.
A recently released Pew...
Birmingham’s History Shared During ‘Community Conversations’
By Ariel Worthy and Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Ballard House Project’s “Community Conversations” brought a variety of voices and history to the Birmingham Public...
How Olivia’s House provides hope and healing for chemically dependent women...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Brittany Moseley and Amanda Reed are best friends. They met recently at Olivia’s House, a 17-room inpatient facility in East...
After 18 years of substance abuse, coming clean on the road...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Amanda Reed hit rock bottom when her 12-year-old daughter wouldn’t speak to her.
Reed has three children—ages 12, 9, and 2—and...
Central Alabama YWCA offers lessons in childcare, love and affection
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Markinza Gill stood before a group of 2-year-olds recently at the downtown YWCA and asked a simple question: “What do...
Birmingham City School Coaches Take Class To Help Their Athletes Learn...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The YWCA wants to break the stigma of athletes being abusive.
On Tuesday, YWCA Central Alabama hosted “Coaching Boys into Men,”...
