Raquel Smith, Founder/Executive Director of Pinktopps, a Bessemer-based non-profit, that advocates for breast cancer awareness during the 2023 Sistah Strut walk outside Birmingham's Legion Field. (Amarr Croskey, For The Birmingham Times)
Dr. David Hicks at the Jefferson County Department of Health after officially being appointed the 12th Health Officer of Jefferson County. (Sym Posey, The Birmingham Times)
Jolie Jones, left, and Shirley Willilams participated in Sistah Strut. Jolie learned she had breast cancer in April this year, while Williams celebrates five years as a survivor this year. (Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson, The Birmingham Times)