Birmingham Times
Area Clergy Taking More Active Role in Birmingham Politics
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
Birmingham area clergy are becoming more involved in local government because, according to one local pastor, some elected officials have...
Network Nights Where partnerships put city students on path...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to the Times
Cheryl Lewis came to Collegeville Community Center in North Birmingham last Thursday to recruit youngsters for a free...
Thomas Moorehead Rolls into the World of Ultra-Luxury
Eric Easter
Urban News Service
The world’s first African-American Rolls Royce car dealer got there through hard work and perseverance, but only after disappointing his family.
Thomas...
National Baptist Congress’s first visit to Birmingham could boost...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
For over a century the National Baptist Congress has traveled across the country and held their six-day event in different...
Army Surgeon General knows dignity, integrity and leadership
Special to the Times
WASHINGTON -- Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen Nadja Y. West, who this year became the first black female lieutenant general and...
African-Americans in the U.S. Military: Profiles in bravery
Lt. Gen. Nadja West this year became the first black female lieutenant general and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy.
In...
Chucks & Tux Gala
Growing Kings on Friday, April 8 held its Chucks & Tux Gala at Workplay, an inaugural fundraising event that attracted a diverse mix of...
Survey: some parents of color see bias in the education system
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
For the first time, the majority of students in public schools are children of color who make up the “new...
Christian comic novel has serious message, author says
It was in October 2008 while financial markets were tanking worldwide, and investment banks were contemplating the end of the world, that writer William...
Influential Group of Clergy Oppose Changes to Mayor-Council Act
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
A group of diverse pastors on Wed., April 6 voiced strong opposition to legislation that would give Mayor William Bell...
