Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, guest reader, surrounded by students as the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools Summer Camp comes to a close at Miles College. (Nicole S. Daniel, The Birmingham Times)
Back row (from left), Mark Conner, executive director of Hardware Park; Isaiah Williams-Scott of Restoration Academy in Fairfield; Gabriel Talley of Uphill Growth; Derrick Austin, director of Innovation for Hardware Park; Brooks Denson of Homewood High School; Jeremy Harper of Ramsay High School; Joseph Drake, who graduated from G.W. Carver High School in May; Robert Hill, CEO of Uphill Growth; Lloyd Cooper, principal at Push Product Design.
Front row (from left): Matthew Eligwe of Hoover High School; Enoch Booher, who graduated from Vestavia High School in May; Molly Elmore, who will be a senior at Vestavia in the fall; Caren Smith, who will be a senior at Woodlawn High School in the fall and Foster Phillips, senior industrial designer at Push Product Design. (Ryan Michaels, The Birmingham Times)
Alabama state Sen. Rodger Smitherman discusses a redistricting proposal during debate at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, July 19. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
From left: Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato, Capt. Keith Czeskleba, Hoover Police Department Spokesman and Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis during Wednesday press conference on Carlee Russell. (Ryan Michaels, The Birmingham Times)
Layered necklaces; lots of gemstones; lots of color; dangles and hanging pearls are part of the collection at Avani Rupa Fine Jewelers. (Amarr Croskey, The Birmingham Times)
Through Mexicatessen, Estela Tirado said she aims to introduce Birmingham residents to Mexico’s diverse culture. (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)