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Historic Rickwood Field closes for emergency repairs

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Inside some of Birmingham’s top minority-owned businesses and their keys to success

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April and Lacy McClung Jr. at Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes in Hoover. (Frank Couch, The Birmingham Times) Curtis Richardson is president, CEO and founder of C&J Electrical Services. JaWanda bakes pies of a myriad sizes, including smaller portions of her famous sweet potato pies. BOTTOM: Thomas Jr. and Vanessa Falls sit in their late father’s office. They are the children of Mary Helen Falls, who is CEO of Falls Janitorial Services. L’Tryce Slade is owner of Slade Land Use Environmental and Transportation Company. (Reggie Allen photos, for The Birmingham Times)

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For JaWanda Jackson, owner of area’s only sweet potato pie shop, baking is “a ministry”

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JaWanda's Sweet Potato Pies offers 13 variations of the popular dessert dish. (Reggie Allen, for The Birmingham Times)

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April and Lacy McClung had to raise $14,000 for their sons; ended up creating a nationally-recognized pound cake business

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April McClung with her husband at Emily's Heirloom Pound Cakes in Hoover (Frank Couch The Birmingham Times)

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Pastor Fernandez Sims on running for mayor: ‘We have 99 neighborhoods . . . 96 are uncared for’

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Pastor Ferndandez Sims, a pastor of Charis Community Church and case manager at Impact Family Services, has announced his bid for Mayor of Birmingham.(Provided photo)

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Birmingham City School students speak to Democrats and Republicans about cuts to federal funding

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Students with City Councilwoman Sheila Tyson and State Rep. Terri Sewell. (Provided photo)

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Bessemer mayor kicks off first annual citywide walk

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The city of Bessemer will open the doors of its first recreation center for all residents on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The center will host events such as youth sports; baseball, softball and basketball. It will also feature an indoor pool with a kiddie slide, an indoor walking track, fitness and workout areas, activity rooms and a collegiate-sized gymnasium. (Provided photos)

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SisterGolf takes female empowerment to new heights in mostly white-male-dominated field

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Shella Sylla is the owner of SisterGolf, which uses golf to help people use the sport to enhance business and personal relationship. (Ariel Worthy, The Birmingham Times)

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C&J Electrical Services LLC founder: To succeed, businesses should “grow organically”

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Curtis Richardson is president, CEO and founder of C&J Electrical Services. (Reggie Allen, for The Birmingham Times)

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Loss of a job; hard work led to success for Falls Facility Services in SW Birmingham

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Mary Helen Falls is the CEO of Falls Janitorial Services, a black-owned cleaning service. (Reggie Allen, for The Birmingham Times)

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