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Skin bleaching and the African American Complexion Crisis

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    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

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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

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  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...

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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.

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  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!’

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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...

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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...