Birmingham Times
Skin bleaching and the African American Complexion Crisis
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
Special to the Times
Hip-hop trailblazer Lil’ Kim recently took to Instagram to flaunt her new look in a collage of glamorous...
Middle schoolers on ‘cloud nine’ after impressing Condoleezza Rice
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
Shark Tank is a popular reality show where people present their business ideas to a panel of cutthroat business investors...
Deontay Wilder loses biggest payday after fight is cancelled
By Rhett Butler
©2016, The Shadow League
The WBC has decided to cancel the showdown in Russia between Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin, who...
She’s a skilled doctor and a chaplain who seamlessly blends the...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to The Times
Dr. Danika Hickman practices medicine at St. Vincent’s Family Care in Trussville. But that’s not the extent of...
Foot Soldiers’ Reunion at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church-Smithfield.
Members of the Civil Rights Activist Committee this month held their annual Foot Soldiers’ Reunion at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church-Smithfield.
The gathering featured art...
DECLARE ‘I AM CHOSEN!’
By Tijuana J. Williams
For years, I allowed the world to shape how I viewed myself. The world favored lighter skin. I frowned because my...
People, Places and Things
Gwen DeRu
CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY LeBOISE DeRu and TAMIA BRYANT-DeRu!
Father and daughter celebrate birthday month, graduations, real estate classes completion, and preparation for that...
Reward and punishment: How Johnathan Austin got re-elected president
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
Reward and punishment.
That was a message sent by five Birmingham City Councilmembers this week to the Alabama Legislature, the Birmingham...
People, Places, and Things by Gwen DeRu
People, Places and Things
By
Gwen DeRu
CONGRATULATIONS JOHNATHAN AUSTIN AND BROTHER GERALD AUSTIN!
Birmingham City Council President Johnathan Austin Graduates from Miles College
Birmingham City Councilman Johnathan Austin...
Myla Calhoun shares her vision as new president of Alabama Power...
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
The Alabama Power Foundation has a new leader and is taking applications for its latest round of grants to nonprofit organizations...